Maria leaves her house and runs west for 6 m miles. She then turns North and runs 5 miles. Maria the

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    Maria leaves her house and runs west for 6 miles. She then turns North and runs 5 miles. Maria then travels east for 7 miles and then south for 5 miles. How far is Maria from her house now?

    Maria traveled the same distance north and south of 5 miles. These cancel each other out.
    Her 7 mile eastern trip compared to the 6 mile west trip represents a net difference of 1 mile
     

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