A farmer needs to drive from his farm into town to pick up supplies. He usually drives 29 miles on a straight stretch of highway, but because of road construction, he must take a detour. The detour consists of driving 21 miles, turning at a right angle at an intersection, and then driving some more as shown. How many miles does the detour add to the farmer's commute into town? A) 8 miles B) 10.5 miles C) 12 miles D) 15.7 miles

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Eden Dixon

15 August, 04:35

A farmer needs to drive from his farm into town to pick up supplies. He usually drives 29 miles on a straight stretch of highway, but because of road construction, he must take a detour. The detour consists of driving 21 miles, turning at a right angle at an intersection, and then driving some more as shown. How many miles does the detour add to the farmer's commute into town? A) 8 miles B) 10.5 miles C) 12 miles D) 15.7 miles

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Alivia Lindsey · Answer 1

We are given with

29 miles distance in a straight travel

21 miles up to an intersection, if the farmer has to travel 5 miles to the right, then 10 miles left and 5 miles left, the total distance would be 41 miles

The difference in the distance is 41 miles - 29 miles = 12 miles