Question 831547: George walked 2 blocks north. Then he walked 3 blocks east, 1 block south and 3 blocks west. How far was he from where he started? Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! George is not very good with directions!
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The easiest way for me to do this is visually, on a graph. But we can do it mathematically as well.
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Imagine a grid.
2 blocks north - 1 block south = 1 block north of the starting point.
3 blocks east - 3 blocks west = the same starting point on the x-axis.
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George is 1 block north of his starting point.
