Question

mara lays a square grid over a map of the city she lives in as shown below. each square represents 1 square mile. whats the distance to the nearest tenth of a mile from the post office directly to the library

Answer 1

The distance from the post office to the market is 8 miles;

The distance from the market to the Library is 7 miles.

a. Thus the distance from the post office to the library;

`Distance=√(8^2+7^2)=\text{ 10.6 miles}`

b. The difference in distance is;

`8+7-10.6=4.4miles`