Question 812414: A man walks 4 miles east, 2 miles north, 8 miles west,
5 miles south and then 5 miles east. What is the
shortest distance (in miles) he would have to walk in order to get back
to his starting point?
Answer by Simeonkay(7)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! He walk 4 mile to the west, 2 to the north, 8 to the east, 5 to the south and 5 to the east, the diagram look like uncompleted rectangle, so the shortest distance is
4+8+5=17
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