Question

Dinesh went from place A to place B and from there to place C. A is 7.5 km from B and B is 12.7 km from C. Ayub went from place A to placeD and from there to place C. D is 9.3 km from A and C is 11.8 km from D. Who travelled more and by how much?

Answer 1

Distance travelled by Dinesh by going from A to B and then from B to C `= 7.5+12.7 = 20.2` km
Distance travelled by Ayub by going from A to D and then from D to C `= 9.3+11.8 = 21.1` km
So, Ayub travelled more by a distance of = `21.1 -20.2 = 0.9` km.