Question

Unit: GeometryProgress:Question ID: 1191338The movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less including zero) depending on your answer.Mary walks from comer D to corner E to comer F on a city block that measures 264 feet wide and 900 feet long. Katewalks diagonally across the city block from comer D to corner F. How much less distance did Kate walk than Mary toget to corner F? Round your answer to the nearest whole foot. Enter only the number.900 feet264 feet

Answer 1

Mary total distance

`264+900=1164`

In order to calculate Kate's distance, we will use the Pythagorean Theorem

`\sqrt[]{900^2+264^2}=937.92`

Then

`1164-937.92=226.08`

ANSWER

Kate did 226.08 ft less than Mary