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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

Stacey is standing in a field. She walks 11 meters west, 30 meters north, 4 meters west and finally 22 meters south. How many meters is she from her starting point?
Solution
Stacey walks meters west in total, and she walks a net of meters north. By the Pythagorean theorem, she is from her starting point.
Final answer
17\text{ meters}