Students are planning a 3- day hiking trip in the mountains. The hike covers a distance of 18.5 kilometers. The students hike 0.28 of the total distance the fir

Question

Students are planning a 3- day hiking trip in the mountains. The hike covers a distance of 18.5 kilometers. The students hike 0.28 of the total distance the first day. Split remaini distance equally between 2nd and third days, how far hike on day 3?

Answer 1

x = distance hiked on each of the 2nd and 3rd days

.28(18.5) + 2x = 18.5

.28(18.5) hiking distance on day 1

x hiking distance on day 2

x hiking distance on day 3