Walkway Over the Hudson; a bridge that crosses the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie is 2.063 kilometers. Anping Bridge, which was built 850 years ago, is 2.07 kilometers long. Which bridge is longer? How my longer?

Mathematics · Middle School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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Given the statement:

Walkway Over the Hudson; a bridge that crosses the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie is 2.063 kilometers. Anping Bridge, which was built 850 years ago, is 2.07 kilometers long.

Determine which bridge is longer.

Solution:

In order to determine which bridge is longer, we first convert each to meters to easily determine the difference.

1 km = 1000 m

2.063 km = 2063 m

2.07 km = 2070 m

Substract 2063 to 2070.

= 2070 - 2063

= 3 meters

Final answer:

Anping Bridge is longer than Hudson Bridge by 3 meters.