Question

Brenda likes to swim when she is at her cottage. She swam 12 m north from her dock, and then 60 m east. How far will she have to swim if she wants to go directly back to the dock?

Answer 1

72 m

Explanation:

If Brenda is going 12m north and 60m east, that's a total of 72m because 12+60 = 72, so if Brenda wants to come directly back to the dock she will just have to follow her footsteps back 72m.