Question

if it takes 40 seconds to walk 50 steps. how long does it take to take 10,000 steps?

Answer 1

Given:

It takes 40 seconds to walk 50 steps

We will find, how long does it take to take 10,000 steps

Let it takes x seconds

So, using the ratio and proportion:

Seconds : Steps

40 : 50

x : 10,000

Using the cross product, we will find the value of (x) as follows:

$\begin{gathered} 50x=40\cdot10,000 \\ \\ x=\frac{40\cdot10,000}{50}=8,000 \end{gathered}$

So, x = 8,000 seconds

So, the answer will be 8,000 seconds