Question

Elizabeth was playing a board game with her friends. On her first turn she moved 6 spaces forward. on her second turn she moved 5 spaces forward. on her third turn she moved 4 spaces backward. how many spaces forward or backward from her starting point was she after her third turn?

Answer 1

The answer is 7. if you go ahead and add 6+5 you will get 11 and if you take away 4 you are left with 7. hope this helps. :)