Question

Jan enters a 20-foot by 30-foot rectangular room.The long sides face north and south.Jan enters exact center of the south side and walks 10 feet north.Then she walks 8 feet east.How far is she from the east side of the room.(Please explain it in 5th grade terms)(I lied about me being in high school)

Answer 1

So if longer (30) side faces N + S
The parallel must be the 20 side

20/2 = 10 = center
So from south , Jan walks 10 forward and turns 8 foot east

Since she started in the middle already only 10 foot counts

So 10-8 = 2 foot away from east side

Hope that made sense!
I have a diagram explaining it too