Let's break down the mileage for each week based on your description:
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First week: 4 miles
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Second week: You run 54% more than the previous week. To find this, calculate 54% of 4 miles and add it to the original 4 miles:
\[ 4 \text{ miles} + 0.54 \times 4 \text{ miles} = 4 + 2.16 = 6.16 \text{ miles} \]
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Third week: Again, you run 54% more than the second week:
\[ 6.16 \text{ miles} + 0.54 \times 6.16 \text{ miles} = 6.16 + 3.33 \approx 9.49 \text{ miles} \]
(Note: \(0.54 \times 6.16 \approx 3.33\))
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Fourth week: You run 54% more than the third week:
\[ 9.49 \text{ miles} + 0.54 \times 9.49 \text{ miles} = 9.49 + 5.12 \approx 14.61 \text{ miles} \]
(Note: \(0.54 \times 9.49 \approx 5.12\))
Now, let's sum up the total miles run over the first four weeks:
\[ 4 + 6.16 + 9.49 + 14.61 \approx 34.26 \text{ miles} \]
Rounding to the nearest whole mile:
Total distance run is about 34 miles.