Jon is participating in a 6 mile run/walk for charity. If she completes the course & runs at least 1/2 the distance then write an equality for walking
Sure, you got it! Here's an equation that represents the walking portion of Jon's run/walk for charity:
w = (6 - r)/2
Where:
- w represents the distance Jon walks in miles.
- r represents the distance Jon runs in miles.
Remember, Jon needs to run at least half the distance, so the equation subtracts Jon's running distance from the total of 6 miles and divides it by 2 to find the walking distance.
Let's write an equation to represent walking. Let W represent the distance Jon walks.
Since Jon is participating in a 6-mile run/walk and she needs to run at least half the distance, we know that she runs at least 1/2 * 6 = 3 miles.
Therefore, the equality for walking can be represented as:
W = 6 - 3
To write an equality for walking in this scenario, we can represent Jon's distance covered by variables.
Let's assume:
D = distance covered by walking
Since Jon completes a 6-mile run/walk and runs at least half of the distance, we can set up the following equality:
D + (6 - D)/2 = D
Explanation:
- D represents the distance covered by walking.
- (6 - D)/2 represents half of the remaining distance, which Jon covers by running.
- The left-hand side of the equation is the total distance covered, which should be equal to the distance covered by walking (D).
By simplifying the equation, we find that Jon's distance covered by walking, D, is equal to 2 miles.