SOLUTION: An airplane flew directly south for 1,235 km and then turned back and flew directly north for 750 km. How far has it traveled by the time it landed?

Question 254324: An airplane flew directly south for 1,235 km and then turned back and flew directly north for 750 km. How far has it traveled by the time it landed?
Found 2 solutions by vleith, stanbon:
Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
trick question.
The plane travelled km in the air.
However, it is only km from where it started.
So depending on how one interprets "how far", the answer is different.
The plane flew 1985km and ended up 485km from it's starting point.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
An airplane flew directly south for 1,235 km and then turned back and flew directly north for 750 km. How far has it traveled by the time it landed?
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Total flying distance: 1235+750 = 1905 km
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Total distance from start point: 1235 - 750 = 485 km
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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