Pamela swims 2 miles and runs 5 miles a day. she also drives 4 miles to work each day. How much farther does she run than swim after 2 days?

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Please help

Answer 1

Hi Angela - it looks like the driving part is unnecessary information...all we need to do is look at the swimming and running parts

 

The question is asking about distance during 2 days

1) Swimming: she swims 2 miles in 1 day, so in 2 days she swims 4 miles

2) Running: she runs 5 miles in 1 day, so in 2 days she runs 10 miles

 

Therefore, she runs 6 miles farther than she swims after 2 days.

 

 

Answer 2

She swims 2 miles per day so in 2 days she swims 4 miles.

She runs 5 miles per day so in 2 days she runs 10 miles.

10-4 = 6