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Jamar walked for minutes to get

to his bird-watching spot. He watched
birds for 44 minutes. It only took him
12 minutes to walk back to the car.
How much longer did he spend bird-
watching than walking back and forth
to the car?

1 Answer

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Answer: 44-24 = 20 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Time spent going back to the car = 12 minutes .

Since the distance between the car and the bird-watching spot didn't change, this means it must have taken him 12 minutes to get to the specific spot he stood at.

12 minutes (going to spot) + 12 minutes (coming back from spot)
= 24 minutes

44 minutes (bird-watching) - 24 minutes (walking to and from the car)

= 20 minutes longer spent bird-watching than walking back and forth to the car

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