Question

They were painting a huge mural at Los Amigos School. They started on Monday and finished on Friday, when they painted 12 feet. Each day they painted 2 1/2 more feet than the day before. How many feet long was the mural?

I really need help on this

Answer 1

All I know is that you have 2.5 more feet and 12 feet, I don't really know what you need to do.

Answer 2

So Monday-Friday you already painted 12 feet. Each day that they painted, they painted 2.5 feet more than the day before.

Answer 3

That possibly means that:
Monday: 2.5 Feet
Tuesday: 5 feet
Wednesday: 7.5 Feet
Thursday: 10 Feet
Friday: 12.5 Feet
I don't know what it means by mural yet.

Answer 4

Oh wait, mural is from the thing that the person is painting xD

Answer 5

To get 12.5, you just have to keep on adding and adding 2.5 to the day before, and the reason that you have to keep adding 2.5 is that the question says that each day, they painted 2 1/2 (which is 2.5) more feet than the day before.

Answer 6

Also, if this was from a test, can you please send what answers are on the question, please? If you show answers of it, then that's a better way to help, not trying to cheat but to help.

Answer 7

No this is not a test

Answer 8

So like, was the thing just for homework-

Answer 9

I know how to do this one

2 1/2 x 12 = 30

There are 5 days in Monday - Friday

30 + 5 = 35

35 days

Answer 10

Yes it was a homework in school

Answer 11

ty Soup!

Answer 12

Wait hold up, 35 days?? It's asking how many feet long was the mural thingy...

Answer 13

Whoops I meant 35 feet actually lol

Answer 14

So

35 feet is the answer

Answer 15

Oop, I guess that our hands type faster than our mind xD

Answer 16

Thanks for helping whoever Anonymous is, I really didn't know what I even needed to do at all so tysm!

Answer 17

Also

2.5 * 12 = 30


30 + 5 = 35

35 feet

This is a fifth grade version of it