Question

10 On some days, Jardon travels from home directly to his work. On other days, Jardon visits with his

friend on his way to work.
Work
120 yards
Home
240 yards
Friend's House
Approximately how much farther would Jardon travel by walking from
his home to his friend's house
and then from his friend's house to work than he would travel by walking from his home directly to work?
F 92 yos
G 120 yds
H268 yds
J 360 yds

Answer 1

Jardon will walk 92 yards more to reach work via his friend's house.

Explanation:

Distance between Jardon's home and his friend's home = 240 yards

Distance between friend's house and work = 120 yards

To measure the distance between Jardan's home and work directly we will use the Pythagoras theorem,

Distance from Jardon's home to work directly =
`√((240)^2+(120)^2)`

= 120√5

= 268.33 yards

Distance between Jardon's house via his friend's house = 240 + 120

= 360 yards

Difference between both the ways to reach the work = 360 - 268.33

= 91.67

≈ 92 yards

Therefore, Jardon will walk 92 yards more to reach work via his friend's house.