Question

Jamal ran 8 kilometers, sprinted 500 meters, and climbed bleachers for a distance of 1.5 kilometers during track practice. How many meters, in total, did he travel during practice?

Answer 1

Answer:
`10,000\ meters`

Explanation:

In order to calculate the total meters Jamal traveled during the practice, you need to make the conversions from kilometers to meters.

You need to remember that:

`1\ km=1,000\ m`

Therefore:

`(8\ km)((1,000\ m)/(1\ km))=8,000\ m`

`(1.5\ km)((1,000\ m)/(1\ km))=1,500\ m`

Finally, you can solve the following addition in order to get the total meters Jamal traveled during the practice. The sum is:

`total=8,000\ m+500\ m+1,500\ m\\\\total=10,000\ m`