A long-distance runner runs 2^5 miles one week and 2^ 7 miles the next week. How many times farther did he run in the second week than in the first week?

Answer 1

The runner ran 2^5 = 32 miles in the first week and 2^7 = 128 miles in the second week.

To find out how many times farther he ran in the second week than in the first week, we divide the second week's distance by the first week's distance.

128/32 = 4

Therefore, the runner ran 4 times farther in the second week than in the first week.