Raymond ran "x" miles on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he ran twice as far, but, on Thursday he only ran 1/2 Tuesday's distance. If Raymond ran a total of 9 miles on three days, how far did he run each day?
Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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given that:- Raymond ran "x" miles on Tuesday
On Wednesday, he ran twice as far= 2x
on Thursday he only ran 1/2 Tuesday's distance= ½*x
If Raymond ran a total of 9 miles on three days then:-
total miles in three days= miles on Tuesday + miles on Wednesday+ miles on Thursday
9=x+2x+½*x
9=x+x/2
9=3x/2
9*2=3x
3x=18
x=18/3
x=6 miles (he run on Tuesday)
on Wednesday= 2x= 2*6=12 miles
on Thursday = x/2=6/2=3 miles