Question

The distance from one end of park avenue to the other is 5.8 km. if ethan walks 1,173 m down park avenue and then turns around and walks 592 m to pick up the book he dropped, how many more meters does ethan have to walk before reaching the end of park avenue?

Answer 1

5.219 km more round to 5.2 km

5.8 km = 5800 m
He walked 1,173-592 so he only move 581

5800-581=5,219

Answer 2

Answer: 5219 m or 5.219 km

Explanation:

Given: The distance from one end of park avenue to the other = 5.8 km

The distance walked by Ethan down park avenue =1,173 m

The distance he walked back to pick up the book he dropped = 592 m

The distance from the point where the book is dropped and the starting point= 1173m-592m=581 m

The distance he need to walk to before reaching the end of park avenue= 5.8km -581 m

Since 1 km = 1000 m,
`5.8\ km=5.8*1000\ m=5800m`

Thus,
`5.8\ km-581\ m=5800\ m-581\ m=5219 m`

Hence, the distance he need to walk to before reaching the end of park avenue=5219 m or 5.219 km