What is the total number of miles Pablo runs over the course of 12 days?
The sum is given by
[ distance on day 1 + distance on day 12 ] * 12 / 2
The distance on day 12 is
1.5 + .5 (11) = 7
So...we have
[ 1.5 + 7 ] * 12 / 2 =
[ 8.5 ] * 6 =
51 miles