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An ant is crawling along a yardstick that is pointed with the 0-inch mark to the east and the 36-inch mark to the west. It starts at the 14-inch mark, crawls to the 20-inch mark, then moves to the 16-inch mark. What was the total distance the ant traveled?

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Given :

An ant is crawling along a yardstick that is pointed with the 0-inch mark to the east and the 36-inch mark to the west.

It starts at the 14-inch mark, crawls to the 20-inch mark, then moves to the 16-inch mark.

To Find :

The total distance the ant traveled.

Solution :

Total distance travelled by ant = (distance between 14 and 20 inch mark) +

(distance between 20 and 16 inch mark)

Total distance = (20-14 ) + ( 20-16) = 6 + 4 = 10 inch.

Therefore, total distance the ant traveled is 10 inch.

Hence, this is the required solution.

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