The graph shows Susan’s distance from her office, in yards, as she runs errands, over time, in minutes.

How much time did Susan spend moving toward her office?

min

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Question

The graph shows Susan’s distance from her office, in yards, as she runs errands, over time, in minutes.
 
How much time did Susan spend moving toward her office?
 
 
 min
 
https://static.k12.com/calms_media/media/1522000_1522500/1522043/1/6f685179e08d13ec87be74dd2f806ac909398e73/MS_IMC-140831-106125.jpg

gherbowife · Answer

As you can see, the graph is going down from the 10 to 16 minute marks and the 22 to 26 minute marks.  In total, this is 20 minutes in which the graph is going down.

Therefore, Susan spends 20 minutes moving toward her office.