Question

- 0.6 miles each way, to and from school.
-Year: 180 days
-Sick 3 days
a) How many meters are walked each year?
b) If shoes last 5000 meters, how many pairs of shoes will you need per school year?
*using a conversion factor

Answer 1

a.) 1 mile is equal to 1609.344 meter.

Total distance walked each day,
0.6 miles x 2 =1.2 miles

Total distance walked the entire year,
177days x 1.2 miles = 212.4 miles

Convert miles to meter,


b.) Total pair of shoes used,


*round up the answer to 69 pairs, since if it only 68 pairs were used it would not cover the total distance travelled.