Question

Brandy left the mall and drove 10 miles north. Then, she turned east and drove 8 miles to her house. How far is the mall from her house to the nearest tenth of a mile?

Answer 1

Answer:

12.81 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

You need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to draw a triangle.

10 squared + 8 squared = c squared.

100 + 64 = c squared

164 = c squared

find the square  root of 164:

12.81.