Question

Jayden travels 5 miles west, then 4 miles north, then 8 miles east. How far is he from his starting point?

Answer 1

first add 5+4

than subtract 8-5+4

=9-8

=1

ans=1

Answer 2

Answer:

Let’s assume we’re on (in?) the Antarctica. More specifically, exactly 3 miles from the South Pole.

First we travel 5 miles north. Then we’re exactly 8 miles from the South Pole.

Then we travel 6 miles west. We’re still exactly 8 miles from the South Pole.

Then we travel 8 miles south. Now we’re on top of the South Pole.

And that happens to be 3 miles from where we started.

So the answer (in this case) is 3 miles.