PROBLEM: After Aliyah's knee surgery, her trainer tells her to return to her jogging program slowly. He suggests jogging for 12 minutes each for the first week. Each week thereafter, he suggests her to increase that time by 6 minutes. How many weeks will it be before she is jogging 60 minutes per day?
SOLUTION:
- 12 min. (1st week)
- 6 min. increase (per week)
12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
= Therefore, it will be 9 weeks before she is jogging 60 minutes per day.
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PROBLEM: After Aliyah's knee surgery, her trainer tells her to return to her jogging program slowly. He suggests jogging for 12 minutes each for the first week. Each week thereafter, he suggests her to increase that time by 6 minutes. How many weeks will it be before she is jogging 60 minutes per day?
SOLUTION:
- 12 min. (1st week)
- 6 min. increase (per week)
12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
= Therefore, it will be 9 weeks before she is jogging 60 minutes per day.
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