Question

Keith left his house, rode his bike 3 miles along one road, took a 90 degree turn, and rode 3 miles to the local swimming pool. If he had ridden directly to the pool, how much distance would be have saved? Round to the nearest tenths of a mile.

Answer 1

I would say 2 miles or 3

Answer 2

riding directly to the pool would be 4.2 miles, so he would have saved 1.8 miles