Question

alan starts from his home and walks 1.3 km east to the library. he walks an additional 0.68 km east to a music store. from there, he walks 1.1 km north to a friend’s house and an additional 0.42 km north to a grocery store before he finally returns home along the same path. what is his total distance traveled? if you answer is not an integer, round it to the nearest tenths place (1st decimal place). ______ km your answer

Explanation:

Step1: Sum one-way distances

$1.3 + 0.68 + 1.1 + 0.42 = 3.5$ km

Step2: Calculate total round-trip distance

$3.5 \times 2 = 7.0$ km

Answer:

7.0 km