Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
6. Maria and John are climbing steps to a hill top. If Maria is at step s, and the total number of steps to
the hill top is 8 less than 5 times the number of steps Maria has climbed, the algebraic expression for
total number of steps is
(a) 8s - 5
(b) 5 - 8s
(c) 5s +8
(d) 5s - 8
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5s-8 is the answer is correct
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Given,
Maria is at step s
To find,
The total number of steps
Solution,
The total number of steps is 5s - 8. (Option D)
We can simply solve the mathematical problem by the following method.
We know that,
Maria is at the s th step and the total number of steps is 8 less than 5 times the number of steps Maria has climbed.
Now,
In accordance to the information given in the question;
The total number of steps = 5s - 8
As a result,
The total number of steps is 5s - 8. (Option D)
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