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Cam rode her bike 5 times as far as Dante did. Dante rode 187 meters farther than Michael did. Cam rode 15.25 kilometers. How many meters did Michael ride? Explain how you got your answer......
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To solve this word problem, we will break it down into steps and find the answer step by step.
Step 1: Let's start by finding out the distance Dante rode. We know Cam rode 5 times as far as Dante did, and Cam rode 15.25 kilometers. Therefore, we can find Dante's distance by dividing Cam's distance by 5:
Dante's distance = Cam's distance / 5 = 15.25 km / 5 = 3.05 km.
Step 2: Now, let's figure out how much farther Dante rode compared to Michael. We know Dante rode 187 meters farther than Michael. Since both distances are given in kilometers, we need to convert the distance difference to kilometers:
Difference in distance = 187 meters = 0.187 kilometers.
Step 3: Finally, we can find Michael's distance by subtracting the difference in distance from Dante's distance:
Michael's distance = Dante's distance - Difference in distance = 3.05 km - 0.187 km = 2.863 km.
Step 4: To get the answer in meters, we need to convert Michael's distance from kilometers to meters. Since there are 1000 meters in one kilometer, we can multiply Michael's distance by 1000:
Michael's distance in meters = Michael's distance * 1000 = 2.863 km * 1000 = 2863 meters.
Therefore, Michael rode 2863 meters.
To summarize:
- Cam rode 15.25 kilometers.
- Dante rode 3.05 kilometers.
- Dante rode 187 meters farther than Michael.
- Michael rode 2863 meters.
I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.
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c = 5d
d = m+187
c = 15250 (change km to meters)
you want m, so start substituting
m = d - 187
= c/5 - 187
= 350 - 187
= 163