Final answer:
To compare the students' distances to school, we converted Jim's, Ely's, and Chris's distances to miles, and then listed them from nearest to farthest: Ely (1.426 miles), Chris (1.7045 miles), Jim (1.984 miles), and Dory (2.5 miles).
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has asked to list the students from closest to farthest from school based on their respective distances in different units. To compare the distances accurately, we must first convert all the distances to the same unit. We'll convert everything to miles because that's one of the units provided in the question.
- Dory lives 2.5 miles from school.
- Jim lives 3.2 kilometers from school, and since 1 km = 0.62 miles, Jim's distance is 3.2 km * 0.62 = 1.984 miles.
- Ely lives 2300 meters from school, and since 1 km = 1000 meters and 1 km = 0.62 miles, Ely's distance is 2300 m / 1000 = 2.3 km, which is then 2.3 km * 0.62 = 1.426 miles.
- Chris lives 3000 yards from school, and since 1 mile = 1760 yards, Chris's distance is 3000 yds / 1760 = 1.7045 miles.
Now let us list the students from closest to farthest from school:
- Ely - 1.426 miles
- Chris - 1.7045 miles
- Jim - 1.984 miles
- Dory - 2.5 miles