Question

angela started walking in march and kept track of how many miles she walked each month. in april, she walked 8 more miles than in march. in may, she increased the number of miles she walked in april by 50% and walked 42 miles. what does m = 20 represent in this situation? angela walked 20 miles in march. angela walked 20 miles in april. angela walked 20 miles total.

Explanation:

We know from the problem that Angela started walking in March, and \( m = 20 \) is related to the miles she walked in a month. The problem states she walked 8 more miles in April than March, and then had a 50% increase in May. So \( m = 20 \) should represent the miles she walked in March because April's miles are based on March (8 more), and May's on April. The other options: April can't be 20 since April is 8 more than March, and total miles would be more than 20 (March + April + May).

Answer:

Angela walked 20 miles in March.