Ms. Harris drives 2 miles, stops at the post office, then drives 1 1/2 miles to school. Mr. Sparks jogs about 1,800 yards to school. How much farther does Ms. Harris travel than Mr. Sparks? (1 mile = (1,760 yards)
Circle all the correct answers.
A 6160 yards
B 4360 yards
C 1760 yards
D 2 1/2 miles
E 2 miles
Well, let's do some math here.
First, we need to convert the 2 miles that Ms. Harris drives into yards. Since 1 mile is equal to 1,760 yards, 2 miles would be 2 x 1760 = 3520 yards.
Next, we convert the 1 1/2 miles that Ms. Harris drives to school into yards. 1 mile is 1760 yards, and half a mile would be half of that, which is 1760/2 = 880 yards.
So, in total, Ms. Harris travels 3520 + 880 = 4400 yards.
Now let's calculate how much Mr. Sparks jogs. We were given that 1 mile is equal to 1,760 yards, so 1800 yards would be 1800/1760 = 1.02 miles.
Therefore, Ms. Harris travels 4400 - 1.02 = 4398.98 yards more than Mr. Sparks.
Now, since none of the answer choices include decimal points, we can round the answer.
And the closest choice to 4398.98 yards would be 4360 yards (Option B).
So, the correct answer is B, 4360 yards.
To find how much farther Ms. Harris travels than Mr. Sparks, we need to calculate the total distance traveled by each of them.
Ms. Harris drives 2 miles and then drives 1 1/2 miles, so her total distance traveled is 2 + 1 1/2 = 3 1/2 miles.
Mr. Sparks jogs 1,800 yards, which is 1,800/1,760 = 1.02 miles.
Now we can find the difference in distance traveled:
3 1/2 - 1.02 = 2.48 miles.
Since we need the answer in yards, we can convert 2.48 miles to yards:
2.48 * 1,760 = 4364.8 yards.
So, the correct answer is B: 4360 yards.
To find the answer, we need to calculate the total distance traveled by both Ms. Harris and Mr. Sparks.
Ms. Harris drives 2 miles to the post office and then 1 1/2 miles to school. We can add these distances to find the total distance traveled by Ms. Harris:
2 + 1 1/2 = 3 1/2 miles
Since we need to compare the distances in yards, we can convert 3 1/2 miles to yards using the conversion factor given:
3 1/2 miles * (1,760 yards / 1 mile) = 6,160 yards
So, Ms. Harris travels a total of 6,160 yards.
Mr. Sparks jogs 1,800 yards to school.
Comparing the distances traveled:
6,160 yards - 1,800 yards = 4,360 yards
Therefore, the correct answer is B) 4,360 yards.
2mi + 1 1/2 miles = 3 1/2 miles
so, you want
3.5 * 1760 - 1800 = _____ yds