Question

On Monday, Jason ran x miles. On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday. The total number of miles Jason ran over these two days can be found using 2x−5 .

What does the "2" represent in the expression 2x−5 ?


the number of miles Jason ran on Tuesday

the number of days

the total number of miles ran

how many fewer miles Jason ran on Tuesday

Answer 1

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Answer 2

if x = Monday's miles
then "On Tuesday, he ran 5 fewer miles than on Monday. " ---> translates to
tuesday's miles = x - 5

adding them together: x + (x-5) = 2x - 5 total miles

now, going through the answer choices:

the number of miles Jason ran on Tuesday ---> this doesn't work because we already determined this was x - 5 and not 2

the total number of miles ran ---> this also doesn't work because we already determined this was 2x - 5 and not just 2

repeat this process with the remaining 2 answer choices