Question

Kevin and Susan are playing tag. Kevin is 3 feet to the left of base. Susan is 4 feet to the right of base. How far apart are Kevin and Susan?

Answer 1

First, let's draw the situation to have a better understanding of the question:

As we can see in the figure, since they are on opposite sides of the base, the distance from one another is given by the sum of their distances to the base:

distance=3 feet +4 feet = 7 feet

Then, Kevin and Susan are 7 feet apart