SOLUTION: Alex runs on the track at school each weekday morning. If he runs 5.9 miles each day, about how much does he run every month?

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Question 1132245: Alex runs on the track at school each weekday morning. If he runs 5.9 miles each day, about how much does he run every month?

Found 4 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, MathTherapy, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621)   (Show Source):
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5.9 miles per day
5 runs per week
52 weeks per year
12 months per year

Start with 1 month.
You want the corresponding number of miles.

ABOUT 128 miles

Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source):
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Different months have different number of days and different number of weekdays.

Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source):
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Alex runs on the track at school each weekday morning. If he runs 5.9 miles each day, about how much does he run every month?

5 weekdays (most likely), times 4 weeks within a month = (5 * 4 * 5.9). That's it!!
Do your own arithmetic.
Hint: It's NOT 128 miles

Answer by greenestamps(13203)   (Show Source):
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The question that is asked is this:

If he runs 5.9 miles each weekday, ABOUT how much does he run EVERY month?

Since it says EVERY month, it can be assumed that his running habit continues throughout the year. So the answer is supposed to be for a typical month -- not a particular month.

So the approach used by tutor @josgarithmetic is appropriate -- find the number of miles he runs in a year and divide by 12.

(5.9 miles per day) times (365 days per year) times (5 weekdays per 7-day week), all divided by 12:

= 128 to the nearest whole number.