Question

Gustave measured his pace and determined that for him, sss steps make up one mile. One day Gustave walked 630063006300 steps, which was 333 miles. Write an equation to describe this situation. How many steps are in one mile for Gustave?

Answer 1

Answer: Equation to describe this situation.

`3s=6300`

Number of steps in one mile for Gustave =2100

Explanation:

Given : Gustave measured his pace and determined that for him, s steps make up one mile.

1 mile = s steps (1)

One day Gustave walked 6300 steps, which was 3 miles.

i.e. 3 miles = 6300 steps (2)

Using (2), the number f steps in 3 steps will be :_

3 miles = 3s steps (3)

From (2) and (3), we have

`3s=6300`

Dividing both sides by 3 , we get

`s=(6300)/(3)=2100`

Hence, the number of steps in one mile for Gustave =2100