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Leah walks to soccer practice on Saturday. She leaves her home and walks 6 blocks north. Leah then turns east and walks 4 more blocks to the soccer field. How far is the soccer field from leah’s home ? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

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Answer: The soccer field is about 8.6 blocks away from Leah's home.

Explanation:

The soccer field is about 8.6 blocks away from Leah's home.

Leah walks 6 blocks north and 4 blocks east. To find the total distance she walked, we can use the Pythagorean theorem. The theorem states that in a right-angled triangle, the square of the length of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides.

The distance is the square root of (6 blocks)^2 + (4 blocks)^2 = 36 + 16 = 52 then square root of 52 = 7.21

The distance of the soccer field from Leah’s home is 7.21 blocks, but it can be rounded to nearest tenth which is 8.6

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