Question

Skylar travels 50 meters N and then goes 30 meters W before coming straight back south 20 meters. What distance did she travel?

Answer 1

Answer:

$100\ \text{meters}$.

Explanation:

Distance Skylar traveled North is $50\ \text{meters}$

Then she traveled $30\ \text{meters}$ Westward.

After which she traveled $20\ \text{meters}$ towards the South.

The total distance traveled would be the sum of the distances.

$50+30+20=100\ \text{meters}$

The distance traveled by Skylar was is $100\ \text{meters}$.