Question

sonya is playing a board game, and each space on the board game measures 1 centimeter. she moves her game token 5 spaces up from the start position. then she moves it 5 spaces to the left. finally, sonya moves her token 2 spaces down. what is the total distance the token moved? 2 cm 8 cm 12 cm 15 cm

Explanation:

Step1: Identify each move distance

She moves 5 spaces up, 5 spaces left and 2 spaces down. Each space is 1 cm, so distances are 5 cm, 5 cm and 2 cm.

Step2: Calculate total distance

Total distance = 5 + 5+ 2.
Total distance = 12 cm.

Answer:

12 cm