Question

Meena, Beena and Leena are climbing the steps to the hill top. Meena is at step s, Beena is 8 steps ahead and Leena 7 steps behind. Where are Beena and Meena?
The total number of steps to the hill top is 10 less than 4 times what Meena has reached. Express the total number of steps using s.

Answer 1

$\text{Meena's position = s}$


$\text{Beena's position = 8 steps ahead = s + 8}$


$\text{Leena's position = 7 steps behind = s – 7}$


∴ $\text{Total number of steps =}$ $<b>4s – 10$