Question

You and your friend are standing back-to-back. Your friend runs 16 feet forward and then 12 feet right. At the same time, you run 12 feet forward and then 9 feet right. You stop and throw a baseball to your friend, who catches it. How far did you throw the baseball?

Answer 1

Answer:

9 1/3 feet (I think)

Step-by-step explanation:

I imagined it as a grid.

Your friend moves to point (16,12)

You move to point (-12,9)

Then you set up your equation and solve.

$\frac{16 + 12}{12-9}$

$\frac{28}{3}$

9 1/3

Hope this helps :)