Marathon Training Word Problems Worksheet Page 2
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Marathon Training
Carla started an exercise plan to prepare to run a marathon.
She ran one mile on the first day. She ran two miles on each of
the next two days. Carla ran three miles a day for three days. Next, she
ran four miles a day for four days.
If Carla continues this training schedule, on what day will she first run 6
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miles a day?
How many miles will she have run altogether in her training when she
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completes that first 6-mile run?
Day
Miles Run
Total Miles
Plan: Make a Table
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1
1
I made a table to show
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2
2
3
how many miles Carla
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2
5
ran each day following
the pattern.
4
3
8
First I filled in the sec-
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5
3
11
ond column “Miles Run”
6
3
14
to show the pattern all
7
4
18
the way up to the first 6
miles a day.
8
4
22
Next I filled in the days
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9
4
26
in the first column.
10
4
30
Then I made a third col-
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umn to add up the total
11
5
35
miles to find out how
12
5
40
many miles she had run
13
5
45
altogether on each day.
14
5
50
15
5
55
16
6
61
ANSWER:
If Carla continues her training schedule, she will first run 6 miles on the
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16th day.
When Carla finishes her first 6 mile day, she will have run a total of 61
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miles altogether.
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