Question

Mathew’s mom asked him to go to the store for her. To get to the store he walked seven blocks. He caught the bus and rode 13 blocks. He got off and walked one and a half blocks to the store. He purchased the items and returned home the same way. How many total blocks did he travel?

Answer 1

7+13+1.5=21.5

If he did it again the way back, it's 21.5 times 2.

He went a total of 43 blocks.

Answer 2

Let's just add up all the blocks when he was going to the store:

$7+13+1.5=21.5$

Since he walked back, we would just multiply that by 2:

$2*21.5 = 43$

So, your answer is 43 blocks. Hope I could help!