SOLUTION: Bob walks down a path from a marker that reads 90 m to a marker that reads 126 m. He then walks back towards his starting point and stops at marker 110 m. What distance did Bob tra

Question 1123021: Bob walks down a path from a marker that reads 90 m to a marker that reads 126 m. He then walks back towards his starting point and stops at marker 110 m. What distance did Bob travel.
Answer by ikleyn(52921) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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He traveled  |126-90| + |90-110| meters.


It is the sum of two positive values.


Can you calculate it on your own ?



The values in the right brackets  | . . . |  are absolute values.

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