Marjam has a goal of taking at least 10,000 steps today. According to her pedometer, she got 2,500 steps in the morning. There are 10 hours left in the day. How many steps will she need to get each hour (assume she walks the same number of steps each hour) for the rest of the day to meet her goal? Solve this problem. Which graph most clearly communicates the solution?(1 point)
Responses
To find out how many steps Marjam will need to get each hour for the rest of the day to meet her goal, we can use the formula:
Total number of steps = Steps already taken + Steps needed per hour x Number of hours left
Let's calculate:
Total number of steps = 10,000 (goal)
Steps already taken = 2,500
Number of hours left = 10
Total number of steps = 2,500 + Steps needed per hour x 10
10,000 = 2,500 + Steps needed per hour x 10
7,500 = Steps needed per hour x 10
Dividing both sides of the equation by 10:
750 = Steps needed per hour
Therefore, Marjam will need to get 750 steps each hour for the rest of the day to meet her goal.
The graph that most clearly communicates the solution is a bar graph, with the x-axis representing the hours and the y-axis representing the number of steps. Each bar would represent the number of steps Marjam needs to get in each hour, with a bar height of 750 for each hour remaining in the day.