Lizzy: Jules is walking dogs to help pay for his family's vacation. The vacation costs $1,000. There are five members in his family and each one must contribute the same amount towards the vacation cost. He charges $2 to start a walk and $1.25 per block. If he walks 20 dogs, how many blocks in total does he have to walk them?.
Me: Hmmm, let me think. I think this is the detailed solution:
Jules has to earn $200 because 1000 / 5 = 200. He has earned $40 from starting the walks because 20 x 2 = 40. He has to earn $160 from distance, because 200 - 40 = 160. He has to walk 128 blocks because 160 / 1.25 = 128. Final answer: 128.