Elementary Word problem

Question

Last week Jose ran 28 miles more than Peter. Jose ran 50 miles. How many miles did Peter run?

Answer 1

Jose ran 50 miles. If 50 miles is 28 more than Peter ran, we can express mathematically like this:

Jose's distance = Peter's distance + 28

50 miles = Peter's distance +28

Peter's distance = 22 miles

Check your work: 22 miles + 28 miles = 50 miles.

Or think about it this way:

If Jose ran 50 miles and Peter ran 28 miles less than that, then Peter ran 22 miles.