Question

During his workouts last week, Allen jogged the same amount of time each day for 6 days. Use the following information to determine the number of minutes Allen jogged each day:

During each workout, he jogged and he rode his bike.
He rode his bike for 45 minutes each day.
He worked out for a total of 360 minutes last week.
What is the number of minutes that Allen jogged each day last week? Enter your answer in the box below.
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Answer 1

Ok.

Answer 2

Allen jogged the same amount of time each day for 6 days.
He rode his bike for 45 minutes each day.

Answer 3

From the two statements above, we see that he jogged the same amount of time each day.
He also rode his bike the same amount of time each day.
That means the entire workout (jogging & bike) for each day was the same.

Answer 4

Ok?

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

He worked out 360 minutes for the whole week. The whole week means 6 days of working out.
How much total time did he workout each day?

Answer 7

60

Answer 8

Am i right?

Answer 9

Yes. Now you know that each of the 6 days he worked out a total of 60 minutes.

Answer 10

ok

Answer 11

He rode the bike 45 minutes each day.
How many minutes did he jog each day?

Answer 12

is it 15?

Answer 13

Yes, because it's the total workout (60 minutes) minus the bike (45 minutes).
60 - 45 = 15
You are correct.

Answer 14

so 15 minutes is the answer?

Answer 15

yes

Answer 16

yay! thanks

Answer 17

You're welcome.