AlgebraEasyDistance remaining on a walk
Algebra practice question
A walker is 50 kilometres from a town and walks toward it at 4 kilometres per hour. How many kilometres from the town is the walker after 6 hours?
Answer: 26
50 − 4(6) = 26.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 24
- 24 is the distance walked, not the distance left.
- If you answered 44
- 44 subtracts 6 only.
- If you answered 74
- 74 adds instead of subtracting.
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