A question of mileage
Algebra
Level
3
If 5 tires were used on a car which has traveled 25,000 miles, how many miles did each tire sustain, if all the tires were used equally in sustaining this mileage?
The answer is 20000.
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1 solution
2 5 0 0 0 × 5 4 = 5 0 0 0 × 4 = 2 0 0 0 0 as at any point, only 4 out of 5 tires are used.