Question

Rebecca ran the width of a field, a distance of 60 yards. Then she ran the length of the field,

a distance of 80 yards. Finally, she ran diagonally across it to get back to her starting point.
How far did Rebecca run?

Answer 1

170 yards

Explanation:

First off we know that Rebecca ran 60 yards at first. Then she ran another distance of 80 yards. She then ran diagonally across to get back. If she ran diagonally back that means would have run 30 yards back which is half of the first distance she ran.
(representation of how she ran)

1st: Up along the width |

2nd: sideways along the length ----

3rd: diagonally back to the starting point /

This would form a triangle. The first distance he ran would be halved to show the amount that Rebecca ran diagonally, we will represent this with x.

Equation representation:
60 + 80 = 140 yards

x = 60 divided by 2
x = 30 yards

60 + 80 + 30 = 170 yards




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