Question

Danielle is traveling and Siri tells her to go 35 miles north and make a u-turn. After Danielle makes the u-turn, Siri tells her to travel 17 miles South. It took Danielle 1 hour to do this. What is the distance Danielle traveled ( in miles)?

Answer 1

Given data

*The distance traveled by the Danielle towards the north is s = 35 miles

*The other distance traveled by the Danielle towards the south is S = 17 miles

The total distance traveled by Danielle is given as

$\begin{gathered} D=s+S \\ =35+17 \\ =52\text{ miles} \end{gathered}$