Question

Gigi’s family left their house and drove 14 miles south to a gas station and then 48 miles east to a water park. How much shorter would their trip to the water park have been if they hadn’t stopped at the gas station and had driven along the diagonal path instead?

Answer 1

Their drive would be 12 miles shorter (50 in total instead of 62)

Explanation:

a2+b2=c2

14^2+48^ = 2500

2500's Square Root is 50

14+48 = 62

62-50= 12

12 is how much shorter it took.

50 is how long it would take without gas station stop.

62 is how long it took with going to the gas station.