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A person walks along a road 2 miles and rests. Then taking another road, he travels 3.000 miles; and switching to a dirt path, he walks 2.00 miles before arriving at his destina…

A person walks along a road 2 miles and rests. Then taking another road, he travels 3.000 miles; and switching to a dirt path, he walks 2.00 miles before arriving at his destina…
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A person walks along a road 2 miles and rests. Then taking another road, he travels 3.000 miles; and switching to a dirt path, he walks 2.00 miles before arriving at his destination. Determine the total distance the person walks.

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The total distance the person travels is 2+3+2 = 7 miles.

Displacement can be 7 miles or any number between 0 to 7 miles. This is because we dont know the starting point from where the person started and the ending point where he finally stopped.
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