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Brandon wants to ride his bicycle 31 miles this week. He has already ridden 13 miles. If he rides for 3 more days, write and solve an equation which can be used to determine mm, the average number of miles he would have to ride each day to meet his goal.


Equation:

Answer: m =

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MrRoyal

Answer:

[tex]m =6[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

[tex]Total = 31[/tex]

[tex]Covered\ Distance = 13[/tex]

[tex]Days = 3[/tex]

Required

Represent and solve the equation for the rate

The scenario can be represented as:

[tex]Total = Covered\ Distance + Days * rate[/tex]

Substitute the right values and represent rate as m

[tex]31 = 13 + 3* m[/tex]

Collect Like Terms

[tex]31 - 13 = 3* m[/tex]

[tex]18 = 3* m[/tex]

Divide both sides by 3

[tex]6 = m[/tex]

[tex]m =6[/tex]

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