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The graph shows the location of Amber's, Betsey's, and Claire's houses. Each unit on the graph represents 1 block.

If Amber walks from her house to Claire's house, then on to Betsey's house along the path shown, how far will she have walked in blocks? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (4 points)

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The graph shows the location of Amber's, Betsey's, and Claire's houses. Each unit on the graph represents 1 block.


If Amber walks from her house to Claire's house, then on to Betsey's house along the path shown, how far will she have walked in blocks? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. (4 points)

xxlyh · Answer

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xxlyh · Answer

15.32 blocks
	17.63 blocks
	18.63 blocks
	113.00 blocks

xxlyh · Answer

I used the pythagorean theorem and got the answe 10:63 but it's in the choices

xxlyh · Answer

not*

retireed · Answer

You only found the distance from Amber's house to Claire's house.

retireed · Answer

Read the question carefully and answer the question they are asking.

retireed · Answer

Good job on the pythagorean theorem!

xxlyh · Answer

I did but I'm still not understanding what else I'm supposed to do

retireed · Answer

Where did Amber end up at the end of her trip?

xxlyh · Answer

betsey's house?

retireed · Answer

What does the question state where she walked to on her trip?  And where did she end up at?

xxlyh · Answer

the thing I don't get is, I counted the distance between ambers house to claires house which is 8,7 and applied the pythagorean theorem and got the answer and thats where Igot stuck xD

retireed · Answer

It is 8 blocks from Amber's house to Betsy's house and 7 blocks from Betsy's house to Claire's.  The distance from Amber's house to Clair's house along the diagonal is 10.63 blocks.

So Amber walked to Claire's house and then to Betsy's house.  How many blocks did she walk?

retireed · Answer

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xxlyh · Answer

but wouldn't it be the same? sqr8 +sqr7 because claires house is 8 blocks away

xxlyh · Answer

I can't exactly count the distance from ambers house to claires on the graph because of its angle cx

retireed · Answer

The distance from Amber's house to Clair's house along the diagonal is 10.63 blocks.

That is what you calculate at the beginning  a^2 + b^2 = c^2

retireed · Answer

$$a ^{2} + b ^{2} = c^{2}$$

xxlyh · Answer

yes I did that haha, and the answers I got were always 10.36

xxlyh · Answer

it would be easier if I knew the points but I'm not getting it

retireed · Answer

xxlyh

I used the pythagorean theorem and got the answe 10:63 but it's in the choices

No you got 10.63 the first time.

retireed · Answer

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xxlyh · Answer

ohhhh so it's 15 blocks? @retirEEd

xxlyh · Answer

I just re did it and got the answer 17.63 am I correct?

retireed · Answer

AC + CB = 10.63 + 7   =  17.63

xxlyh · Answer

thank you for all your help!