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SAT math problem total distance problem...?

If an SAT problem said a point moved along the y axis from 5 to -3 to 2, would the total distance traveled be 3 or 13?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    think of it like you are driving a car. what would the odometer say if you drove from city X to city Z and then back to city Y (assuming distances of 5, -3, and 2, of course)? it would say you drove 13 miles.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    5 days

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