Yasmin is training for a marathon, and each month she increases her running distance. During her 4 months of training, her distances were 1, 5, 9, and 13 miles. What is the rule the sequence follows?

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Yasmin is training for a marathon, and each month she increases her running distance. During her 4 months of training, her distances were 1, 5, 9, and 13  miles. What is the rule the sequence follows?

anonymous · Answer

Hint:
To get from 1 to 5, what do you do?
To get from 5 to 9, what do you do?
To get from 9 to 13, what do you do?

anonymous · Answer

Add 4 miles to the previous number.

 Divide the previous number by 5.

 Multiply the previous number by 5.

 Subtract 4 miles from the previous number.

anonymous · Answer

Try each one out. What do you think it is?

anonymous · Answer

Subtract 4 miles from the previous number.

anonymous · Answer

???

anonymous · Answer

Do you subtract 1 - 4 to get 5?

anonymous · Answer

Add 4 miles to the previous number.

anonymous · Answer

Right! (: