Question

A hockey player needs to shoot a puck 55 meters from his current location to his opponent's goal to score a goal. After the shot, the puck is 120 centimeters from his opponent's goal. If there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter, how many meters did the puck travel?

Answer 1

Answer:

The puck traveled a distance of 5.38 meters or 5,380 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to know the distance the puck traveled.

The distance from the player’s current location to the opponent’s is 55 meters

Since there are 100 centimeters in a meter, then

55 m= 55 * 100 = 5,500 centimeters

Now, we are told that the puck landed just 120 cm from the opponent’s goal

The distance traveled by the puck will be;

5,500 cm - 120 cm = 5,380 cm

The puck traveled a distance of 5,380 cm or 5.38 meters (5,380 cm to meters is calculated by just dividing by 100)