Question

Ob is travelling from his home to his doctor's surgery. He walks 500m to the bus stop, he then gets on the bus. When he gets off the bus, he has to walk a further 2000mm. In total, he travels 2.5km. How many km did Bob travel on the bus?

Answer 1

1.998 km

Explanation:

From the question, we know that:

When he gets off the bus, he has to walk a further 2000mm. In total, he travels 2.5km.

We convert 2000 mm to km

1 mm =1 × 10^-6 km

2000mm = x

2000mm × 1 × 10 ^-6km

= 0.002km

Subtracting this from the total distance

2.5km - 0.002 km

= 2.498 km

1 metre = 0.001 kilometre

We convert

He walks 500m to the bus stop, he then gets on the bus.

1 metre = 0.001 kilometre

We convert 500 m to km

1 m = 0.001 km

500m = x

x = 500 × 0.001

= 0.5 km

Subtracting this from the current distance, the distance he travelled on the bus is:

2.498km - 0.5km

= 1.998 km

Therefore, he travelled 1.998 km on the bus