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A farmer has just tilled her 51-yard by 68-yard field. To survey her field, the farmer begins in one corner and walks the length of the field. She then turns and walks the width before crossing diagonally across the field to the original corner. How far does the farmer walk?

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Answer: l +w+ hypotenuse or 204

Step-by-step explanation: so the farmer walks the length then the width of the field then the diagonal which we don't know using pythagorean to find that last side then add the values 51^2+68^2=c^2 and 51+68+85= 204

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