The distance between two towns is 18 km. If you travel by car and cover 14 km of the distance between the two towns before your car breaks down, how many meters did you walk if someone offered you a lift 2 km from the next town?

The total distance between the two towns is 18 km, and you traveled 14 km by car. This leaves a remaining distance of:

\[
18 \text{ km} - 14 \text{ km} = 4 \text{ km}
\]

You are then offered a lift 2 km from the next town, meaning you walked:

\[
4 \text{ km} - 2 \text{ km} = 2 \text{ km}
\]

To convert this walking distance into meters:

\[
2 \text{ km} = 2 \times 1000 = 2000 \text{ meters}
\]

So, you walked **2000 meters** before being offered a lift.

Would you like more details or further clarification?

Here are 5 related questions to explore:

1. If you had traveled 15 km by car instead of 14 km, how far would you have walked?
2. How long would it take to walk 2 km at an average walking speed of 5 km/h?
3. If the distance between the towns was 25 km, how much would you have walked under the same circumstances?
4. How many kilometers would you walk if the lift was offered 1 km from the town?
5. What would be the total distance walked if you hadn't been offered a lift at all?

**Tip:** When converting between kilometers and meters, remember that 1 kilometer equals 1000 meters.

Find out how to calculate the distance walked in a real-world problem involving a broken-down car, a 14 km drive, and a lift offered 2 km from the destination. This solution covers distance calculations and unit conversion from kilometers to meters, ideal for students in Grades 5-7.

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