Distance Conversion Problem: Calculate 300m + 5km Total Journey

Every day, Miguel travels 300 meters to get to his grandfather's house.

After that, he travels another 5 km to his workplace.

How many km does he travel from his house to work each day?

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

• Step 1: Convert the distance traveled to the grandfather's house from meters to kilometers.
• Step 2: Add the converted distance to the distance traveled from the grandfather's house to the workplace.
• Step 3: Present the total distance in kilometers.

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: Miguel travels 300 meters to his grandfather's house. Since 1 kilometer equals 1000 meters, we convert 300 meters to kilometers as follows:

$300 \text{ meters} = \frac{300}{1000} \text{ kilometers} = 0.3 \text{ kilometers}$

Step 2: Miguel then travels 5 kilometers from his grandfather's house to his workplace. To find the total distance traveled, we add these two distances:

$0.3 \text{ kilometers} + 5 \text{ kilometers} = 5.3 \text{ kilometers}$

Step 3: Therefore, the total distance Miguel travels from his house to his workplace each day is $5.3 \text{ kilometers}$.