Question

Every morning, Joe jogs for around 1 km 500 m. If he jogs for 7,500 m in a week, for how many days does Joe jog?

• A. 50
• B. 500
• C. 5
• D. 0.5

Answer 1

The correct option is C 5

Distance jogged by Joe every
morning = 1 km 500 m

Total distance jogged by Joe in
a week = 7,500 m

So, number of days Joe jogs in a week = 7,500 m ÷ 1 km 500 m

First, convert the distance jogged every day to a common unit (m).

1 km = 1,000 m

So, total distance jogged in 1 day = 1,000 + 500 m = 1,500 m

Calculating by long division method, we get:

$$\begin{array}{c}5\\ 15007500\\ -\underset{–}{7500}2\\ 0\end{array}$$
So, Joe jogs 5 days a week.