Question

allen likes to take his dog on one short walk and one long walk per day. yesterday morning, allen took his dog on a 10 - minute walk around the block. later, he took his dog on a 50 - minute walk around the park. how many times as long as the walk around the block was the walk around the park?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the durations

The block walk is 10 minutes, park walk is 50 minutes.

Step2: Calculate the multiple

To find how many times longer, divide park walk time by block walk time: $50 \div 10 = 5$.

Answer:

5