Question

Anbu and Mala travelled from A to C in two different routes. Anbu travelled from place A to place B and from there to place C. A is 8.3 km from B and B is 15.6 km from C. Mala travelled from place A to place D and from there to place C. D is 7.5 km from A and C is 16.9 km from D. Who travelled more and by how much distance?

Answer 1

Distance travelled by Anbu: 

From place A to place B = 8.3 km 

Distance from place B to place C = 15.6 km

∴ Total distance travelled by Anbu = 8.3 + 15.6 

= 23.9 km 

Distance travlled by Mala: 

Distance travelled place A to D = 7.5 km 

Distance from place D to place C = 16.9 km 

Total distance travelled by mala = (7.5 + 16.9) km 

= 24.4 km 

24.4 > 23.9 

∴ Mala travelled more distance. 

She travelled (24.4 – 23.9) km more i.e. she travelled 0.5 km more