A caterpillar climbs up a one-meter wall. For every 2 cm it climbs up, it slides down 1 cm. It takes 10 minutes for the caterpillar to climb to the top. What is the distance traveled? (Round the number to the nearest hundred.)
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A caterpillar climbs up a one-meter wall. For every 2 cm it climbs up, it slides down 1 cm. It takes 10 minutes for the caterpillar to climb to the top. What is the distance traveled? (Round the number to the nearest hundred.)
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To calculate the distance traveled by the caterpillar, we need to break down the problem into smaller steps.
First, let's calculate how many times the caterpillar climbs up and slides down the wall. We know that for every 2 cm it climbs up, it slides down 1 cm. Since the wall is 100 cm (or 1 meter) high, the caterpillar will need to make 50 climbs (2 cm x 50 = 100 cm).
Next, we need to determine the distance covered in each climb. For each climb, the caterpillar covers 2 cm because it climbs up that distance before sliding down.
So, the total distance covered in all the climbs can be calculated by multiplying the distance covered in each climb (2 cm) by the number of climbs (50 climbs).
Distance covered = 2 cm x 50 climbs = 100 cm
Now, we need to convert the distance from centimeters to meters since the answer should be rounded to the nearest hundred.
Converting 100 cm to meters, we divide the distance by 100:
Distance in meters = 100 cm / 100 = 1 meter
Therefore, the caterpillar travels a distance of 1 meter.
Remember to round the answer to the nearest hundred, so the final answer is 100 meters.