Leroy ran a total of 15 miles last month. He ran 5/8 miles each day. How days did he run?

Here's the way I (not a math teacher) figure out this problem.

If Leroy ran a mile a day, he'd run for 15 days. But he ran less than a mile a day, so he must have run more than 15 days.

Your answer needs to be something between 15 and 31.

What can you do with those numbers to get an answer between 15 and 31?

I'll be glad to check your answer.

To find out how many days Leroy ran, we need to divide the total distance he ran by the distance he ran each day.

First, let's find out how much Leroy ran each day:
Leroy ran 5/8 miles each day.

Next, let's calculate the number of days by dividing the total distance by the distance run per day:
Number of days = Total distance / Distance run per day

Total distance Leroy ran last month = 15 miles
Distance run per day = 5/8 miles

Number of days = 15 miles / (5/8 miles)

To divide by a fraction, we flip the division and multiply:
Number of days = 15 miles * (8/5 miles)

Simplifying:
Number of days = (15 * 8) / 5
Number of days = 120 / 5
Number of days = 24

Therefore, Leroy ran for 24 days last month.