Mike jogged a total distance of 5 and 1 over 3 miles during the months of October and November. If Mike only jogged 1 over 6 mile every day, which expression shows the number of days in which he went jogging?
5 and 1 over 3 multiplied by 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 plus 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 minus 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 divided by 1 over 6

Question

Mike jogged a total distance of 5 and 1 over 3 miles during the months of October and November. If Mike only jogged 1 over 6 mile every day, which expression shows the number of days in which he went jogging?
5 and 1 over 3 multiplied by 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 plus 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 minus 1 over 6
5 and 1 over 3 divided by 1 over 6

rhystic · Answer

So the function representing this would be distance jogged everyday times the number of days equals total distance jogged. let x be the number of days and you have: 1/6 * x = 5 1/3  Solve for x and you have your expression.