Question

the Iditarod sled dog race extends 1049 miles from anchorage to nome. if a musher is 4 times as far from anchorage as from nome. how many miles has the musher completed?

Answer 1

It says 4 times as far from anchorage as from nome.
Anchorage to nome is 1049.
4 times that is 1049*4

Answer 2

it comes up 4196 is that the answer

Answer 3

^ not quite

Answer 4

how do i solve it

Answer 5

"if a musher is 4 times as far from anchorage as from nome. "

means that

distance to nome = x
distance to anchorage = 4x

x + 4x = 1049

solve for x

Answer 6

5x=1049

Answer 7

and x = ?

Answer 8

209.8 but it says to round to the nearest whole number

Answer 9

we're not done yet

now, x = 209.8

the musher has completed 4x miles

so 4x = ?

Answer 10

4x? i dont know

Answer 11

you just solved for x

so what is 4 times x?

Answer 12

i dont know 4x?

Answer 13

x = 209.8...

so 4x = 4 times x = ...?

Answer 14

i dont know how to do that im confused

Answer 15

you agree that x = 209.8 right?

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

so... 4x means "multiply the value of x by 4"

so what is 4x?

Answer 18

i dont know

Answer 19

you know how to multiply right?

Answer 20

yea isnt it 4 times x

Answer 21

yes! so if x = 209.8, what is 4 times x?

Answer 22

what is the number that you get when you multiply x by 4?

Answer 23

4 times x is 4x

Answer 24

yes, but what NUMBER is that?

Answer 25

if x = 209.8

and you take that number and multiply it by 4, what do you get?

Answer 26

839.2

Answer 27

good!

so 4x = 839.2

now round to the nearest whole number. what do you get?

Answer 28

i dont know

Answer 29

look at the digit after the decimal point. is it less than 5 or greater than 5?

Answer 30

less than 5

Answer 31

good! so we round

839.2 down to 839. and that's your answer