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A caterpillar crawls 15 centimeters east along a leaf, turns around, and crawls 8.3 centimeters west. What is the caterpillar's total displacement in centimeters?

A caterpillar crawls 15 centimeters east along a leaf, turns around, and crawls 8.3 centimeters west. What is the caterpillar's total displacement in centimeters?
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A caterpillar crawls 15 centimeters east along a leaf, turns around, and crawls 8.3 centimeters west. What is the caterpillar's total displacement in centimeters?

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Answer: 6.7 CENTIMETERS

Explanation: 15 EAST AND 8.3 WAST

NET DISPLACEMENT 15-8.3= 6.7

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