Gentry is training for a marathon. She increases the amount of time she runs by 5 mins. each day to build up her endurance. On the first day, she runs for 30 mins. How many minutes does she run on day 5?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

35 mins.
35 mins.

45 mins.
45 mins.

50 mins.
50 mins.

150 mins.

Answer 1

To calculate how many minutes Gentry runs on day 5, we start with her initial running time and add the increments for each day.

1. Day 1: 30 minutes
2. Day 2: 30 + 5 = 35 minutes
3. Day 3: 35 + 5 = 40 minutes
4. Day 4: 40 + 5 = 45 minutes
5. Day 5: 45 + 5 = 50 minutes

Thus, on day 5, Gentry runs for 50 minutes.