Mr.Cohen drives 84 2/10 miles on Tuesday,84 6/10 on Wednesday, and 85 miles on Thursday if the pattern continues,how many miles will Mr.Cohen drive on Sunday?
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Answer:Thus, on Sunday Mr. Cohen will drive [tex]84\frac{22}{10}=86\frac{1}{5}[/tex] miles.Step-by-step explanation:Given : Mr.Cohen drives [tex]84\frac{2}{10}[/tex] miles on Tuesday,[tex]84\frac{6}{10}[/tex] on Wednesday, and 85 miles on Thursday.Here, distance traveled by Mr. Cohen on Tuesday = [tex]84\frac{2}{10}=84\frac{1}{5}[/tex]distance traveled by Mr. Cohen on Wednesday = [tex]84\frac{6}{10}=84\frac{3}{5}[/tex] milesdistance traveled by Mr. Cohen on Thursday = [tex]85=84\frac{5}{5}[/tex] milesOn Every day an odd multiple get multiplied like on Tuesday it is 1 , Wednesday its 3 , Thursday its 5 so for for Friday multiply by 7, for Saturday multiply by 9 and for Sunday multiply by 11.Similarly, on friday he will covers a distance of [tex]84\frac{7}{5}=84\frac{14}{10}=85\frac{2}{5}[/tex] mileson Saturday he will covers a distance of [tex]84\frac{9}{5}=84\frac{18}{10}=85\frac{4}{5}[/tex] miles.on Sunday he covers a distance of [tex]84\frac{11}{5}=84\frac{22}{10}=86\frac{1}{5}[/tex] miles.Thus, on Sunday Mr. Cohen will drive [tex]84\frac{22}{10}=86\frac{1}{5}[/tex] miles.