A construction crew is lengthening a road that originally measured 45 miles. The crew is adding one mile to the road each day.

Question

A construction crew is lengthening a road that originally measured 45 miles. The crew is adding one mile to the road each day.
Let L be the length (in miles) after D days of construction.

Write an equation relating L to D. Then use this equation to find the length of the road after 14 days.

PsyDAG · Answer

45 + D = 45 + 14 = L Solve for L.

mathhelper · Answer

What part of my answer to this same question, which you posted before, did you not like?

Michael · Answer

Wait, if 45+D is 45, then wouldn't D be 0?

Dads · Answer

A construction crew is lengthening a road that originally measured 41 kilometers. The crew is adding one kilometer to the road each day. The length, L (in kilometers), after d days of construction is given by the following. =L+41d What is the length of the road after 13 days?