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Derek runs 4 laps around the track. If each lap around the track is 0.25 miles long, and he starts and stops in the same location, what is Derek's displacement?

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Derek's displacement is 0 miles, because he starts and stops in the same place. The distance he covered would be 1 mile.

Distance is the total length covered.
Displacement is the distance between the starting point and the end point. If Derek started and stopped in the same place, he had a displacement of 0.

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1.00 1 mile      1 mile 1.00
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