Question

Ben walks 2 m from his desk to the teacher's desk. From the teacher's desk, he then walks 3 m in the same direction to the classroom door. Which table correctly represents both the distance and displacement of Ben's motion?

Answer 1

2m from desk to teacher desk
then walk 3m in same direction
2+3=5
5meters to the door
total distance is 5 meters, total displacement is 5 meters

Answer 2

2m + 3m=5m

2m+(-3)m

2m - 3m = 1m

So the answer was 1m