Ricky rides his bike 12 miles every day he stops 7 miles to rest write and solve an equation to find out how much further he has

Question:

Ricky rides his bike 12 miles every day. He stops after 7 miles to rest. write and solve an equation to find out how much further he has to ride

Answer:

Ricky has to further ride for 5 miles

Solution:

Given that, Ricky rides his bike 12 miles every day

Let "x" be the remaining distance in miles he has to ride further

Total distance = 12 miles

Also, given that he stops after 7 miles to rest

Therefore, already covered distance = 7 miles

Therefore, we can frame a equation as,

remaining distance + already covered distance = total distance

x + 7 = 12

Solve the above equation for "x"

x = 12 - 7

x = 5

Thus Ricky has to further ride for 5 miles