Question

Hassan wants to ride his bicycle 26.8 miles this week. He has already ridden 6 miles. If he rides for 4 more days, what is the average number of miles he would have to ride each day to meet his goal?

Answer 1

To find out how many more miles Hassan needs to ride to meet his goal of 26.8 miles, we first subtract the miles he has already ridden from his total goal:

\[
26.8 \text{ miles (goal)} - 6 \text{ miles (already ridden)} = 20.8 \text{ miles (remaining)}
\]

Next, we need to determine how many miles he needs to ride each day over the next 4 days to meet this remaining goal. We do this by dividing the remaining miles by the number of days:

\[
\frac{20.8 \text{ miles}}{4 \text{ days}} = 5.2 \text{ miles per day}
\]

Therefore, the average number of miles Hassan would have to ride each day for the next 4 days is

\[
\boxed{5.2} \text{ miles per day}.
\]