Question

The distance from Jim's house to his aunt's house is 3,000 miles. If Jim wishes to make the trip to his aunt's house in 6 days, how many miles will he have to travel each day? Use mental math to find the answer.

Answer 1

To find out how many miles Jim needs to travel each day, you can perform simple division. He needs to cover a total distance of 3,000 miles in 6 days.

You can think of it like this:

3,000 miles divided by 6 days = 3,000 ÷ 6.

You can break it down as follows:

1. First, find how many times 6 goes into 30. It goes 5 times because 6 x 5 = 30.
2. Next, you still have two zeros to bring down (from 3,000), so you just attach them.
3. Therefore, 5 with two zeros gives you 500.

So, Jim will need to travel **500 miles each day**.