Question

The distance from Kevin's home to his school is 2 kilometers. Adrian lives 750 meters from the same school. How much closer does Adrian live to the school than Kevin? A: 1,250 metersB: 250 meters C: 550 metersD: 2,750 meters

Answer 1

We have been given that distance from Kevin's home to his school is 2 kilometers.

We know that 1 kilometer is equal to 1000 meters.

Hence, distance between Kevin's home to his school is 2000 meters.

Now, we have been given that Adrian lives 750 meters from the same school.

Therefore, the difference is the distance is given by

`2000-750\\ \\ 1250 \text{ meters}`

Therefore, Adrian live 1250 meters close to the school than Kevin.

A is the correct option.