Question

The length of a school bus is 12.6 meters. If 9 school buses park end to end with 2 meters between each one, what's the total length from the front of the first bus to the end of the last bus?

Answer 1

129.4

Explanation:

Calculation for what's the total length from the front of the first bus to the end of the last

First step is to multiply the given number of buses by the length of each one

Hence,

12.6 meters x 9 = 113.4 meters

Second step

Since there are 8 spaces in between we would multiply the 8 spaces by 2 meters

8 x 2 meters = 16

Now let calculate total length from the front of the first bus to the end of the last

16 + 113.4 meters =129.4

Therefore total length from the front of the first bus to the end of the last will be 129.4