Joel is training for a marathon. Right now he can run 3 miles. In two weeks he plans on running 5 miles, in four weeks he plans on running 8 miles.

If Joel's mileage continues growing with the same pattern, how many miles will he be running in 10 weeks?

A) 15

B) 17

C) 23

D) 26

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Mathematics

Nathanial

14 November, 12:56

Joel is training for a marathon. Right now he can run 3 miles. In two weeks he plans on running 5 miles, in four weeks he plans on running 8 miles.

If Joel's mileage continues growing with the same pattern, how many miles will he be running in 10 weeks?

A) 15

B) 17

C) 23

D) 26

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Talon Atkins · Answer 1

c) 23

Step-by-step explanation:

The relationship between the amount of growth per 3 weeks is proportional.

If you made a table it would look similar to:

x | y | Rate of Change

1 | 3 | + 0

2 | 5 | + 2

4 | 8 | + 3

6 | 12 | + 4

8 | 17 | + 5

10 | 23 | + 6

Joel is training for a marathon. Right now he can run 3 miles. In two weeks he plans on running 5 miles, in four weeks he plans on running 8 miles.If Joel's mileage continues growing with the same pattern, how many miles will he be running in 10 weeks?A) 15B) 17C) 23D) 26

Joel is training for a marathon. Right now he can run 3 miles. In two weeks he plans on running 5 miles, in four weeks he plans on running 8 miles.

If Joel's mileage continues growing with the same pattern, how many miles will he be running in 10 weeks?

A) 15

B) 17

C) 23

D) 26