Melissa has started training for a race. The first time she trains, she bikes 5 miles. Each subsequent time she trains, she bikes 0.5 mile farther than she did the previous time. A. Use summation notation to write an arithmetic series to represent the total distance Melissa has biked after she has trained n times.

B. Use the formula for a partial sum of the series you wrote in part a, above, to answer this question: What is the least number of times Melissa must bike for her total distance biked during training to exceed 60 miles?

37/3

step-by-step explanation:

step 1: simplify both sides of the equation.

7x+8(x+

1

4

)=3(6x−9)−8

7x+(8)(x)+(8)(

1

4

)=(3)(6x)+(3)(−9)+−8(distribute)

7x+8x+2=18x+−27+−8

(7x+8x)+(2)=(18x)+(−27+−8)(combine like terms)

15x+2=18x+−35

15x+2=18x−35

tep 2: subtract 18x from both sides.

15x+2−18x=18x−35−18x

−3x+2=−35

step 3: subtract 2 from both sides.

−3x+2−2=−35−2

−3x=−37

step 4: divide both sides by -3.

−3x

−3

=

−37

−3

x=

37

3

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