Summer Math Packet Worksheet - 8th Grade, Grayslake Middle School Page 13
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For each of the TWO problems, show all your work. Explain in words how you got your answer and why
you did the steps you did to solve the problem.
57) Megan runs 2 miles each day, 5 days a week. She wants to run a marathon, so she asked her coach for some
advice. The coach told Megan that she needs to work herself up to a training routine of 40 miles each week
and that she should be running that much for at least 6 weeks prior to the marathon. In addition, the coach
told Megan that she should not increase he mileage by more than 10 percent every two weeks. If Megan
follows her coach’s advice, in how many weeks can she enter her first marathon?
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