Question

Two pony express riders each rode part of a 176 mile trip. Each rider rode the same number of miles. They changed horses every 11 miles. How many horses did each rider use.

Answer 1

176/2 is 88 each 88/11 is 8 different times 8+8 is 16 so 16 horses

Answer 2

Answer:

Total number of horses used = 16

Step-by-step explanation:

Two pony express riders each rode part of a 176 mile trip. Each rider rode the same number of miles.

$\texttt{Total mile rode by each pony express rider = }\frac{176}{2}=88miles$

They changed horses every 11 miles.

$\texttt{Number of horses used by each pony express rider = }\frac{88}{11}=8$

Total number of horses = Number of horses used by each pony express rider x Number of pony express rider

Total number of horses used = 8 x 2 = 16

Total number of horses used = 16