Question

Mike traveled from the school to the mall and then from the mall to the library. Henry traveled from the school to the library. How many more miles did Mike travel than Henry?

Answer 1

12 miles

Explanation:

From the graph given :

Mike's travel :

School to Mall= 16 miles

Mall to Library = 30 miles

Total travel = 16 + 30 = 46 miles

Henry's travel :

From school to Library = Hypotenus :

Distance can be obtained using Pythagoras :

Hypotenus = √(opposite² + adjacent²)

Hypotenus = √(30² + 16²)

Hypotenus = √1156

Hypotenus = 34 miles

Difference in Distance covered :

(46 miles - 34 miles) = 12 miles