Question

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Chris is taking part in a 20 kilometres (km) running race
and has completed 5/8 of the course.
How many metres (m) does he have left to run?

Answer 1

To find out how many meters Chris has left to run, we subtract the distance he has already run from the total distance of the race. Chris has 7.5 kilometers (7500 meters) left to run in the race.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many meters Chris has left to run, we need to subtract the distance he has already run from the total distance of the race. He has completed 5/8 of the 20 km race, so we can calculate how many kilometers he has left by subtracting the distance he has already run from the total distance:

1. Convert the fraction 5/8 to a decimal by dividing 5 by 8: 5 / 8 = 0.625 km.
2. Multiply 0.625 km by 20 km to find out how many kilometers Chris has completed: 0.625 km * 20 km = 12.5 km.
3. Subtract 12.5 km from 20 km to find out how many kilometers Chris has left to run: 20 km - 12.5 km = 7.5 km.

Therefore, Chris has 7.5 kilometers (7500 meters) left to run in the race.