last month joe biked 11times as many miles as lee together they biked a total 156miles how many miles did joe bike last month
Let L = miles ridden by Lee.
L + 11L = 156
12L = 156
L = 13
To find out how many miles Joe biked last month, we need to solve the equation. Here's how we can do that:
Let's assume that Lee biked x miles last month. According to the problem, Joe biked 11 times as many miles as Lee. So, Joe biked 11x miles last month.
Together, Joe and Lee biked a total of 156 miles. This can be represented as the sum of their individual distances:
x + 11x = 156
Combining like terms:
12x = 156
To isolate x, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 12:
12x/12 = 156/12
Simplifying:
x = 13
So, Lee biked 13 miles last month.
To find out how many miles Joe biked, we can substitute the value of x back into the equation:
Joe's distance = 11x = 11 * 13 = 143
Therefore, Joe biked 143 miles last month.