SOLUTION:
Step 1:
In this question, we are given the following:
Josiah wants to ride his bicycle 42.5 miles this week.
He has already ridden 18 miles. If he rides for 5 more days,
what is the average number of miles he would have to ride each day to meet his goal?
Step 2:
The details of the solution are as follows:
Total distance = 42. 5 miles
Distance ridden = 18 miles
Number of days left = 5 days
Let the number of miles that'll be ridden for each day be represented by x.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Hence, we have that:} \\ 5\text{ x + 18 = 42. 5} \\ 5x\text{ = 42. 5 - 18} \\ 5x\text{ = 24. 5} \\ \text{Divide both sides by 5, we have that:} \\ \text{x = }\frac{24.\text{ 5}}{5} \\ x\text{ = 4. 9} \end{gathered}[/tex]CONCLUSION:
The average number of miles he would have to ride each day to meet his goal = 4. 9 miles
