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If a person walks 3 blocks East, turns and walks 5 blocks north. The person then turns and walks 3 blocks west and then 5 blocks south. What is the total distance the person travels?
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If a person walks 3 blocks East, turns and walks 5 blocks north. The person then turns and walks 3 blocks west and then 5 blocks south. What is the total distance the person travels?

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The person still walked 16 blocks but ended up in the same spot he started from
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