Question

I saw from other peoples questions that D. Is the right answer but I don’t understand how you solve this question to get that? What equation would I use?

Answer 1

In order to calculate the distance from Oceanfront to Seaside, let's first consider the vertical distance from Seaside to Landview, then the horizontal distance from Landview to Oceanfront.

After that, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the distance from Oceanfront to Seaside, since this distance is a hypotenuse of a right triangle created by the three cities.

So we have:

`\begin{gathered} \text{Seaside to Landview:} \\ 6\text{ spaces, each one is 5 miles, so 30 miles} \\ \text{Landview to Oceanside:} \\ 5\text{ spaces of 5 miles, so 25 miles} \\ \\ \text{ Using x for the distance wanted (hypotenuse of triangle):} \\ x^2=30^2+25^2 \\ x^2=900+625 \\ x^2=1525 \\ x=39.05\text{ miles} \end{gathered}`

Therefore the distance is about 40 miles, so the correct option is the fourth one.