Jen drives due south for 12 km. She then drives due west for 6 km and then continues south again for 3 km. How far to the nearest km is Jen from her starting point?

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Jen drives due south for 12 km. She then drives due west for 6 km and then continues south again for 3 km. How far to the nearest km is Jen from her starting point?

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She’s 21 km from her starting point
Your just adding them together her starting point was before she drove the 12km

Luko answered Sep 28, 2021

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