Sita lives in Los Angeles, and her grandmother lives in Seattle. Sita plans to
visit her grandmother three times in the next year. What is the total distance
she will travel to make these three trips? Write and evaluate an expression that
uses multiplication to calculate the total distance traveled. Give your answer in
both decimal notation and scientific notation
To calculate the total distance Sita will travel, we need to know the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle. Let's assume this distance is 1,125 miles.
The total distance traveled for the three trips can be calculated by multiplying the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle by the number of trips:
Total distance = Distance between Los Angeles and Seattle * Number of trips
Total distance = 1,125 miles * 3 trips
Total distance = 3,375 miles
In scientific notation, 3,375 miles can be written as 3.375 x 10^3 miles.
To calculate the total distance Sita will travel to visit her grandmother three times, we need to know the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle.
The driving distance between Los Angeles and Seattle is approximately 1,131 miles.
So, to find the total distance, we need to multiply the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle by 3 (the number of trips Sita plans to make).
Expression using multiplication: 1,131 miles/trip * 3 trips
Calculating the total distance using this expression:
1,131 miles/trip * 3 trips = 3,393 miles
In decimal notation, the total distance is 3,393 miles.
In scientific notation, it can be written as 3.393 x 10^3 miles.
To calculate the total distance Sita will travel, we need to know the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle.
Let's assume that the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle is 1,000 miles.
To find the total distance traveled, we need to multiply the distance between Los Angeles and Seattle by the number of trips she plans to make.
The expression to calculate the total distance traveled is:
Total distance = Distance per trip * Number of trips
In this case,
Distance per trip = 1000 miles
Number of trips = 3
So, the expression becomes:
Total distance = 1000 miles * 3
Evaluating the expression:
Total distance = 3000 miles
In scientific notation, it would be:
Total distance = 3 x 10^3 miles