Question

You and your friend are standing back-to-back. Your friend runs 16 feet forward and then 12 feet right. At the same time, you run 12 feet forward and then 9 feet right. You stop and throw a baseball to your friend, who catches it. How far did you throw the baseball?

Answer 1

9 1/3 feet (I think)

Explanation:

I imagined it as a grid.

Your friend moves to point (16,12)

You move to point (-12,9)

Then you set up your equation and solve.

`(16 + 12)/(12-9)`

`(28)/(3)`

9 1/3

Hope this helps :)