Question

James starts walking down A street. When he gets to B street he heads to Sarah's house to use her PS5 since he's still on that T = 15m + 50 savings plan action. James realizes it will be faster to head home via C street. How far did James walk in total? *

Answer 1

Pythagoras theorem states that

2^2 + 1.5^2 = Distance^2

Then James walked

2.2 miles to east

and

1.5 miles to north

Then he walked

d = 2.2 + 1.5 = 3.7 miles in total