Question

A kangaroo hopped 3{,}5203,5203, comma, 520 yards to the lake with her baby in her pouch. She hopped the remaining 5{,}2805,2805, comma, 280 yards without her baby in her pouch. How many miles did the kangaroo hop to the lake?

Answer 1

Answer: $8,008\ yards$

Step-by-step explanation:

Let be $d_t$ the total amount of miles that the kangaroo hopped  to the lake.

According to the information given in the exercise, you know the following:

1. The distance the kangaroo hopped with her baby in her pounch is  5,203 yards:

$d_1=5,203$

2. The distance the kangaroo hopped without her baby in her pounch is 2,805 yards:

$d_2=2,805\ yards$

Therefore, in order to calculate the value of  $d_t$ , you only need to add $d_1$ and $d_2$.

Then, trough this procedure, you get the following result:

$d_t=d_1+d_2\\\\d_t=5,203\ yards+2,805\ yards\\\\d_t=8,008\ yards$