Question
Maya and Mia are both walking from home to school. They both walk at a rate of 1 meter per second. Maya walked 100 meters before Mia started. Three hundred seconds (5 minutes) after Mia started, what is the total distance Maya will have walked?(1 point)
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400 meters
400 meters
200 meters
200 meters
100 meters
100 meters
300 meters
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400 meters
400 meters
200 meters
200 meters
100 meters
100 meters
300 meters
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Maya and Mia are both walking at a rate of 1 meter per second. Maya starts walking first and has already walked 100 meters when Mia starts.
When Mia starts walking, Maya has a head start of 100 meters. Mia starts walking and, after 300 seconds (which is 5 minutes), the distance she covers is:
Distance = Speed × Time = 1 meter/second × 300 seconds = 300 meters.
During the same 300 seconds, Maya continues to walk as well. Since she walks at the same speed of 1 meter per second for the 300 seconds, the distance she covers during that time is:
Distance = Speed × Time = 1 meter/second × 300 seconds = 300 meters.
Now, we add the distance Maya walked before Mia started (100 meters) to the distance she walked after Mia started (300 meters):
Total distance Maya walked = 100 meters (before Mia started) + 300 meters (after Mia started) = 400 meters.
Therefore, the total distance Maya will have walked after 5 minutes is **400 meters**.
When Mia starts walking, Maya has a head start of 100 meters. Mia starts walking and, after 300 seconds (which is 5 minutes), the distance she covers is:
Distance = Speed × Time = 1 meter/second × 300 seconds = 300 meters.
During the same 300 seconds, Maya continues to walk as well. Since she walks at the same speed of 1 meter per second for the 300 seconds, the distance she covers during that time is:
Distance = Speed × Time = 1 meter/second × 300 seconds = 300 meters.
Now, we add the distance Maya walked before Mia started (100 meters) to the distance she walked after Mia started (300 meters):
Total distance Maya walked = 100 meters (before Mia started) + 300 meters (after Mia started) = 400 meters.
Therefore, the total distance Maya will have walked after 5 minutes is **400 meters**.