Question

Kamau and Mutisya start walking from the same point in opposite directions. After 40 strides, with Kamau's stride at 75 cm and Mutisya's at 77 cm, what is the distance between them?

a) 20 cm
b) 150 cm
c) 152 cm
d) 3100 cm

Answer 1

Kamau and Mutisya start walking from the same point in opposite directions. After 40 strides, with Kamau's stride at 75 cm and Mutisya's at 77 cm, the distance between them is 80 cm.

Step-by-step explanation:

Kamau and Mutisya start walking from the same point in opposite directions. After 40 strides, with Kamau's stride at 75 cm and Mutisya's at 77 cm, the distance between them can be calculated by finding the sum of their distances covered in each stride.

Let's calculate:

• Kamau's distance = (40 strides) * (75 cm/stride) = 3000 cm
• Mutisya's distance = (40 strides) * (77 cm/stride) = 3080 cm

To find the distance between them, we subtract Kamau's distance from Mutisya's distance: 3080 cm - 3000 cm = 80 cm.

Therefore, the distance between them is 80 cm.