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Gordon starts in the northwest corner of a swimming pool and swims to the southeast corner. Then he swims along the width, a distance of 21 meters, and then along the length, a distance of 28 meters. Once Gordon returns to his starting point, how far has he swum?

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Answer:

84 meters

Explanation:

northwest corner to southeast corner= 35 meters

width= 21

length=28

total= 35+21+28=84 meters

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