Question

Marjam has a goal of taking at least 10,000 steps today. According to her pedometer, she got 2,500 steps in the morning. There are 10 hours left in the day. How many steps will she need to get each hour (assume she walks the same number of steps each hour) for the rest of the day to meet her goal? Solve this problem

Answer 1

To determine how many steps Marjam needs to take each hour for the rest of the day to meet her goal of 10,000 steps, we first need to establish how many steps she still needs to take after this morning.

1. Total Steps Goal: 10,000 steps
2. Steps Already Taken: 2,500 steps
3. Remaining Steps Needed:

\[ \text{Remaining Steps} = \text{Total Steps Goal} - \text{Steps Already Taken} \]

\[ \text{Remaining Steps} = 10,000 - 2,500 = 7,500 \text{ steps} \]

4. Time Left in Day: 10 hours
5. Steps Needed Per Hour: To find out how many steps Marjam needs to take each hour, we divide the remaining steps by the number of hours left.

\[ \text{Steps Needed Per Hour} = \frac{\text{Remaining Steps}}{\text{Time Left (hours)}} \]

\[ \text{Steps Needed Per Hour} = \frac{7,500 \text{ steps}}{10 \text{ hours}} = 750 \text{ steps per hour} \]

In conclusion, Marjam will need to take 750 steps each hour for the rest of the day to meet her goal of at least 10,000 steps.