Concept explainers
To calculate how much miles he will run in 7th week
Answer to Problem 28PPS
During the 7th week he will be running 20.5 miles.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
First week garbriel runs 0.5 miles
Second week garbriel runs 0.75 miles
Third week garbriel runs 1 mile
Fourth week garbriel runs 1.25 miles
Formula used:
Arthimetic sequence formula is,
Calculation:
The sequence formed from Gabriel’s run is,
0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25,…
The common difference between distance each week is,
On solving,
Hence,
For nthterm formula, substituting the values,
For 7th week, substituting the values,
So,
On solving,
Hence, during the 7th week he will be running 20.5 miles.
Chapter 2 Solutions
Geometry, Student Edition
Additional Math Textbook Solutions
Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (7th Edition)
Elementary Statistics (13th Edition)
Introductory Statistics
Introductory Statistics (10th Edition)
Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
- Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7eGeometryISBN:9781337614085Author:Alexander, Daniel C.; Koeberlein, Geralyn M.Publisher:Cengage,Elementary Geometry for College StudentsGeometryISBN:9781285195698Author:Daniel C. Alexander, Geralyn M. KoeberleinPublisher:Cengage Learning