Question

Peggy and her mom have been living alone in an island ever since Peggy was born. To keep track of how old her daughter is, every day after Peggy was born, her mom carves a tick mark into a tree.

One day, Peggy's mom counted 2000 tick marks on the tree. How many years old is Peggy, rounded off to the nearest year? Remember that a year has 365 days.

Answer 1

5 years

Explanation:

Divide 365 by 2000. The answer is 5.4794. Rounded to the nearest whole it is 5.

Answer 2

5 years

Explanation:

What we know:

- 2000 days passed (since each tick mark represents a day)

- One year has 365 days

Let
`x` represent the number of years that passed.

If each year has 365 days, 365 multiplied by the number of years that passed should equal 2000.

`365x=2000`

Divide both sides by 365 to isolate x

`(365x)/(365) =(2000)/(365)`

`x` ≈
`5`

Therefore, Peggy is 5 years old.

I hope this helps!