Question

Ashley's older brother, Jamaal, is planning to ride his bicycle from Los Angeles to Washington D.C., a distance of 2,668 miles, in two months. Jamaal has decided that he will ride for three days and then rest on the fourth day. If he maintains this plan, and rides on 45 of the 60 days, what is the minimum number of miles that Jamaal must ride each day with his new plan?

Answer 1

60 miles

Explanation:

This means the number of days he will ride is

45 days

Hence, the minimum number of miles that Jamaal must ride each day with his new plan is calculated as:

Total number of miles/Number of days

= 2668 miles /45 days

= 59.288888889 miles

Approximately to the nearest whole number = 60 miles

Hence, the minimum number of miles Jamal must ride each day is 60 miles