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Ashura walked a distance of 6928 m which is less than
8700 m.
Thus, Kija walked a longer distance than Ashura.

(b) The difference in the distances walked is;
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8700 m − = 6928 m 1772 m.

Therefore, the difference in distance walked is 1772 m.

Exercise 5

1. The length of the Standard Four classroom is 6 m and 75 cm.

Convert the length of the classroom into centimetres.

2. The distance from Mtakuja market to Lake Tanganyika is 12
km. How many metres are equivalent to this distance?

3. Bilali bought a piece of fabric of length 50 m while Kulwa
bought a piece of fabric of length 200 cm. Who bought a

longer piece of fabric? Give reasons for your answer.

4. The distance from the school to the dispensary is 800 m.
The distance from the school to the market is 1 km. Find the
difference between the two distances.

5. The distance from the Standard Four classroom to the

football ground is 7,000 cm. The distance from the Standard
Four classroom to the Head teacher’s office is 70 m. Which
distance between the two is longer?

6. Bahati walks 3 km and 500 m every morning, and 1 km and
500 m every evening. Doto walks 5 km and 100 m every

morning. Who walks a longer distance?

7. A certain road has a length of 3 kilometres and 500 metres.
What is the length of the road in metres?

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