Question

A pirate ship has to cover a distance of 6 km 498 m to reach the shore in 19 days.
So, it will cover m of equal distance everyday to finish on time.

• A. $352$ m
• B. $342$ m
• C. $171$ m
• D. $350$ m

Answer 1

The correct option is B $342$ m

The pirate ship is 6 km 498 m far from the shore.
You know, $1km=1000m$
∴ The distance in m will be: $6\times 1000+498=6000+498$
$=6498m$

To find the equal distance travelled by the ship everday,
Divide $6498m$ by $19$.

So, here,
Divisor = $19$
Dividend = $6498$

Write $6498$ using place value.
$\Rightarrow 6498=6000+400+90+8$

Now, solving the division process using box method,


The partial quotients are:
$315$ , $21$ , $5$ and $1$

∴ Final quotient will be:
$\Rightarrow 315$ + $21$ + $5$ + $1$ = $342$

∴ In 1 day, the pirate ship has to cover $342$ m to reach the shore on time.