To find the difference in miles run each day, we need to subtract the distance run on Tuesday from the distance run on Monday.
Distance run on Monday: 76 – √ miles
Distance run on Tuesday: 56 – √ miles
Subtracting the distance run on Tuesday from the distance run on Monday:
(76 – √ miles) - (56 – √ miles)
Distributing the negative sign in front of the second parentheses:
76 – √ miles - 56 + √ miles
Combining like terms:
(76 - 56) + (√ miles - √ miles)
Simplifying further:
20 + (0)
The difference in miles run each day is 20 miles. So the correct answer is 20.
Jake runs 76–√ miles on Monday and 56–√ miles on Tuesday. What is the difference in miles run each day?(1 point)
2–√6
4–√12
2–√12
4–√6
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