Question

Zanaveya was testing a toy car on a ramp to see how far it would go. When she put it a third of the way up the ramp, it went 2 feet. When she put it at the top of the ramp, it went 5 times farther. How far did the car go this time?

Answer 1

The car goes 10 ft

Explanation:

Given

`Distance = 2ft`

`New\ Distance = 5\ times\ farther`

Required

Determine the new distance

x times farther means x multiplied by the initial distance.

So:

5 times farther would be: 5 multiplied by the initial distance.

Hence,

`New\ Distance = 5 * 2ft`

`New\ Distance =10ft`

i.e. the car goes 10 ft