Question

James lives 4.32 km from school. Megan lives 0.96 km from school. The distance James lives from school is how many times as long as the distance Megan lives from school? The distance James lives from school is ____ times, as long as the distance Megan lives from school

Answer 1

4.5

Explanation:

Distance that James has to travel = 4.32 km

Distance that Megan has to travel = 0.96 km

How many times as long
==> 4.32/0.96 = 4.5

Therefore,

The distance James lives from school is 4.5 times, as long as the distance Megan lives from school

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