Joanna walked 3,000 steps in 24 hours yesterday. How many steps did she walk in 10 hours?(1 point)

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Responses

720,000 steps
720,000 steps

12.5 steps
12.5 steps

1,250 steps
1,250 steps

7,200 steps
7,200 steps

Answer 1

To find out how many steps Joanna walked in 10 hours, we can set up a proportion:

3000 steps / 24 hours = x steps / 10 hours

Cross-multiplying:

3000 * 10 = 24 * x

30,000 = 24x

Dividing both sides by 24:

x = 1250

So Joanna walked 1,250 steps in 10 hours.