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Here are the places they visited.  \n\n| From | To | Distance (km) | Distance to nearest 100 km |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Washington DC | Los Angeles | 3693 | 3700 |\n| Los Angeles | Tokyo | 8807 |  |\n| Tokyo | Bombay | 6741 |  |\n| Bombay | Athens | 5173 |  |\n| Athens | Paris | 2096 |  |\n| Paris | London | 343 |  |\n| London | Washington DC | 5899 |  |\n\n1) Fill in the distance to the nearest 100 km column.  \n2) Put the distances in order from shortest to longest.  \nshortest longest  \n3) How much further is the trip from Bombay to Athens than the trip from Washington DC to Los Angeles?   km  \n4) What is the total distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo to Bombay to Athens?   km  \n5) Tyger says ‘The distance from Washington DC to Los Angles is more than 10 times the distance from Paris to London.’ Is he right?    \n6) When arriving at Bombay, Tyger says ‘So far we have travelled over  \n20,000 km.’ Is he right?  \nName Date  \nPROBLEM SOLVING – TRAVELLING SALAMANDERS (METRIC) ANSWERS  \n| From | To | Distance (km) | Distance to nearest 100 km |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Washington DC | Los Angeles | 3693 | 3700 |\n| Los Angeles | Tokyo | 8807 | 8800 |\n| Tokyo | Bombay | 6741 | 6700 |\n| Bombay | Athens | 5173 | 5200 |\n| Athens | Paris | 2096 | 2100 |\n| Paris | London | 343 | 300 |\n| London | Washington DC | 5899 | 5900 |\n\n1) Fill in the distance to the nearest 100 km column.  \n2) Put the distances in order from shortest to longest.  \n343km 2096km 3693km 5173km 5899km 6741km 8807km  \nshortest longest  \n3) How much further is the trip from Bombay to Athens than the trip from Washington DC to Los Angeles? 1480 km  \n4) What is the total distance from Los Angeles to Tokyo to Bombay to Athens?  \n20,721 km  \n5) Tyger says ‘The distance from Washington DC to Los Angles is more than 10 times the distance from Paris to London.’ Is he right? Yes  \nW->LA = 3693km P->L = 343km 343 x 10 = 3430km so he is correct.  \n6) When arriving at Bombay, Tyger says ‘So far we have travelled over 20,000 km.’Is he right?  \nW->LA->T->B = 3693+8807+6741 = 19,241km so he is wrong!","cbCaitnmKNK93Z6v","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitnmKNK93Z6v","pdf",134021,"English","# Problem Solving - Travelling Salamanders (Metric Units)\n## Questions\n## Answers","[{\"question\":\"What does the worksheet ask students to do with the “distance to nearest 100 km” column?\",\"answer\":\"Students must fill in each missing value by rounding the given distance in kilometres to the nearest 100 km.\"},{\"question\":\"How do students answer the question about how much further Bombay to Athens is than Washington DC to Los Angeles?\",\"answer\":\"They subtract the Washington DC→Los Angeles distance from the Bombay→Athens distance to find the difference in kilometres.\"},{\"question\":\"Is Tyger correct when he claims the trip so far is over 20,000 km when arriving at Bombay?\",\"answer\":\"No. The worksheet’s calculation totals Washington DC→Los Angeles→Tokyo→Bombay as 19,241 km, which is under 20,000 km.\"}]","PROBLEM SOLVING - TRAVELLING SALAMANDERS (METRIC UNITS) | PDF",1792668241]