Question

john walked 750 meters from his home to the florist, where he bought a bouquet of roses. he then walked 560 meters to the bus station. once there, john decided to walk to his sister's house instead of taking the bus. he traveled another 1,230 meters to her house. what is the total distance john traveled in kilometers?

Answer 1

750 m + 560 m + 1230 m = 2540 m 
1000 m in a km, so
2540 m = 2.54 km

Answer 2

Answer:

 

Add all the individual distances: from John's home to the florist, from the florist to the bus station, and from the bus station to John's sister's home.  

750 + 560 + 1,230 = 2,540 meters

2  

Determine the correct conversion factor to convert the total distance traveled from meters to kilometers.

The conversion factor is 1,000.

3  

Divide the answer by the conversion factor.

Explanation: