The Soule's live on a corner lot. Often, children cut across their lot to save walking distance. The diagram to the right represents the corner lot. The children's path is represented by a dashed line. Approximate the walking distance that is saved by cutting across their property instead of walking around the lot. 34 feet x+14 The walking distance that is saved by cutting across the Jot is feet

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The Soule's live on a corner lot. Often, children cut across their lot to save walking
distance. The diagram to the right represents the corner lot. The children's path is
represented by a dashed line. Approximate the walking distance that is saved by
cutting across their property instead of walking around the lot.
34 feet
x+14
X
The walking distance that is saved by cutting across the lot is
feet.
Transcribed Image Text:The Soule's live on a corner lot. Often, children cut across their lot to save walking distance. The diagram to the right represents the corner lot. The children's path is represented by a dashed line. Approximate the walking distance that is saved by cutting across their property instead of walking around the lot. 34 feet x+14 X The walking distance that is saved by cutting across the lot is feet.
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