Question

Maria leaves her house and walks north 6 blocks she then turns and heads east 8 blocks until she reaches Sally's house what is the shortest distance between Sally's house and Maria's house

Answer 1

For this question, you will use the Pythagorean theorem. $a^{2} + b^{2} = c^{2}$ so$6^{2} + 8^{2} = c^{2}$ 
$6^{2} + 8^{2} = 100$
$\sqrt{100} = 10$
so the shortest distance is 10 blocks