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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):
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.
