Question

Marcus walked 5 kilometers due east, and then he turned around and walked 5 kilometers due west. How many kilometers is Marcus now from his starting point?

Answer 1

0 km

Marcus started off by going 5km east. he then TURNED AROUND and walked 5 km west. Since he turned around and walked the same distance back west as he did east, he is back at his original starting point.

Answer 2

Alright so basically what I think you need to do here is to start of measuring where Marcus is going. So he went 5 kilometers east, so that means it’s a positive 5, and then he turned around to go west, so it’s negative 5. So your equation should be written as 5+ -5 = 0. So I believe the answer is zero! Hopefully this helped!