Question

2 andre ran 3.1 miles each day last week. this week he plans to increase the number of miles he runs each day so that he runs a total of 35 miles by the end of the week. he plans to run the same distance each day. what distance will andre add to his run each day this week?

Explanation:

Step1: Find daily distance this week

A week has 7 days. Divide total weekly miles by 7.
$\frac{35}{7}=5$ miles

Step2: Calculate daily added distance

Subtract last week's daily miles from this week's.
$5 - 3.1 = 1.9$ miles

Answer:

1.9 miles