Joey walked east for 1523

Question

meters from home. Then, he walked west for 2134
meters. How far was Joey from home? Write your answer as a mixed number only.(1 point)
Joey was
meters from home.

Answer 1

To determine how far Joey is from home, we need to calculate the total distance he walked in each direction.

1. Joey walked east for 1523 meters.
2. Then he walked west for 2134 meters.

Now we can find the net distance he is from home:

1. First, subtract the distance he walked east from the distance he walked west: \[ 2134 \text{ meters (west)} - 1523 \text{ meters (east)} = 611 \text{ meters} \]

Since he walked more meters west than he did east, he is 611 meters to the west of his starting point.

Now, to express 611 as a mixed number, we can see that it is already a whole number and does not need to be rewritten as a mixed number since it does not have a fractional part.

Thus, the final answer is:

Joey was \( 611 \) meters from home.