Question

David and Coda-Wayne are walking a trail. Ted walks 3.1 kilometers farther than David. Write an expression and solve for X.

Answer 1

I'm confused. Coda-Wayne? Ted?

Answer 2

Good to know I'm not the only one confused by this problem

Answer 3

Is this your question?
David and Ted are walking a trail. Ted walks 3.1 kilometers farther than David.

Part a. Write an equation for the number of kilometers David walks, d, if Ted walks 5.4 kilometers

Part b. Write an equation for the number of kilometers that Ted walks, t, if David walks 4.9 kilometers.

Part c.Fill in the blanks to tell the distance David and Ted walked

If Ted walked 5.4 kilometers, then David walks _____ kilometers.
If David walks 4.9 kilometers, then Ted walks ______ kilometers.

Answer 4

No Ms. Sue. My problem is exactly what I put. That what my teacher gave us.

Answer 5

OK. So your teacher goofed!

Answer 6

If that's exactly what she wrote, then
(a) she's not much of a teacher
or
(b) her lesson materials are crap, and
(c) she's not very good at reading comprehension, so see (a)

Answer 7

i dnt get it