Using the table of distances, make up your own word problem that would require someone to use division to solve. Write the problem, and provide the solution.

Answer 1

Problem: Sarah and John work at different offices located in the same building. Sarah's office is on the 8th floor, while John's office is on the 22nd floor. Assume each floor has a height of 10 feet. How many flights of stairs does Sarah need to climb to reach John's office?

Solution: To solve this problem, we divide the total height difference between the floors by the height of each flight of stairs.

The total height difference between Sarah and John's offices is (22 - 8) x 10 = 14 x 10 = 140 feet.

Assuming each flight of stairs covers a height of 10 feet, Sarah needs to climb 140 ÷ 10 = 14 flights of stairs to reach John's office.