Math story 90 · Word problems

There and Back

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Theo walks to school. The way is 1 kilometer and 200 meters long.

One kilometer is 1000 meters. So the way is 1200 meters long.

There and back, the way is twice as long: 1200 times 2 is 2400 meters.

Lena's way to school is 2 km 300 m long. How many meters does she walk there and back?

Answer and working

Correct! 2 kilometers and 300 meters is 2300 meters. 2300 times 2 is 4600 meters.

2300 × 2 = 4600

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