Macy is playing with her toy train. She is pushing it along and would track the train. Starts to journey at 15 cm to the left of the station travels 95 cm to the right of the station and is its turning directly in front of the station. What distance did the toy train travel?

Answer 1

To calculate the total distance traveled by Macy's toy train, we can break down the movements into segments:

1. Starting position: The train starts 15 cm to the left of the station. This can be considered as -15 cm.

2. Traveling to the right: The train travels 95 cm to the right. Since it starts at -15 cm, after traveling 15 cm to the right, it reaches the station (0 cm), and then it has to travel an additional 80 cm to the right to cover the full 95 cm:

   • From -15 cm to 0 cm: 15 cm
   • From 0 cm to +80 cm: 80 cm
   • Total distance traveled in this segment: 15 cm + 80 cm = 95 cm

3. Turning in front of the station: After reaching 95 cm to the right of the station, the train is now at +80 cm and turns around at that point. This segment is not a measurement of distance, as we are only focused on the distance traveled.

Total distance: The only distances we want to calculate are the 15 cm to the station and then the 95 cm to the right:

• Total distance = 15 cm (to station) + 95 cm (to the right)
• Therefore, Total distance = 15 cm + 95 cm = 110 cm.

Macy's toy train traveled a total distance of 110 cm.