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To calculate: Solve using the five-stepplan.Leah and barb started at school and jogged in opposite directions. After 30 min they were 10.5 km farther than Leah. How far did each jog? Choices for Leah's distance: 4.5, 4.6, 4.7
Answer to Problem 12P
The distance jogged by Leah is
Explanation of Solution
Given information:Leah and barb started at school and jogged in opposite directions. After 30 min they were 10.5 km farther than Leah.
Calculation:
Step 1: Here we have two unknowns, distance jogged by Leah and distance jogged by Barb.
Step 2: Let
Step 3: As given, after 30 min they were 10.5 km farther than Leah such that
Step 4: Choices for
True / False | ||
4.5 | True | |
4.6 | | False |
4.7 | | True |
From above table we can say that the distance jogged by Leah is
Step 5: Now we verify the answer
Barb travelled 1.5 km farther than Leah:
After 30 minutes they were 10.5 km apart:
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