Math Problem of the Week - Lower Elementary - Apr. 3, 2022 to Apr. 9, 2022

Lower Elementary: 

Question: Sofia Kovalevskaya was born in Russia in 1850. When she was 17, she traveled 2,500 kilometers from Moscow to Heidelberg, Germany, because girls were not allowed to study math in Russia at the time. When she was 33, she moved another 1,750 kilometers to Stockholm, Sweden, to teach math at at university. How many kilometers did Sofia travel to get from Moscow to Heidelberg to Stockholm?

Answer:  4,250 kilometers

Solution:  To find the distance from Moscow to Stockholm with a stop in Heidelberg in between we need to add the distance Sofia traveled to get to Heidelberg to the distance she traveled to get to Stockholm. That’s 2,500 + 1,750 = 4,250 kilometers.