Q: 6 Sunita travelled 15 km 268 m by bus, 7 km 7 m by car and 500 m on foot in order to reach her school. How far is her school from her residence?
The distance travelled by bus = 15 km 268 m
The distance travelled by car = 7 km 7 m
The distance travelled by foot = 500 m
As we know, when adding two numbers, their units must be the same.
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The total distance Sunita travelled = 15.268 km + 7.007 km + 0.5 km
= 22.775 km
Hence, the distance between Sunita's residence and school is 22.775 km.