HELP! I have a math question the says this: In track practice, Jesse ran a mile in 7 minutes. His mile time was 2 1/2 minutes faster than Michael's time. Write and solve an equation to calculate Michael's mile time. I can't figure out what to do and it's due tomorrow! Please help!
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how do you write an equation for, jesse ran 7 minutes. his mile time was 2 1/2 minute faster than micheal time. write and solve an equation
how do you do this
I'd be happy to help you with your math question!
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation based on the information given and then solve for Michael's mile time.
Let's call Michael's mile time "x" (in minutes). According to the problem, Jesse's mile time was 2 1/2 minutes faster than Michael's time. So, Jesse's mile time can be represented as "x + 2 1/2" minutes.
Now, we know that Jesse ran a mile in 7 minutes. Therefore, we can write the equation:
x + 2 1/2 = 7
To solve this equation, we need to isolate the variable "x".
First, we can subtract 2 1/2 from both sides to get:
x + 2 1/2 - 2 1/2 = 7 - 2 1/2
Simplifying the equation gives us:
x = 4 1/2
So, Michael's mile time is 4 1/2 minutes.
I hope this explanation helps! If you have any additional math questions, feel free to ask.