Imagine that the grid lines on a

coordinate grid are streets and that the distance between two points
must be measured by the number of “blocks” a taxicab would have
to travel horizontally and vertically to get from one point to the
other. The sum of the horizontal and vertical distances is called the
taxicab distance. A cab driver estimates that traveling one block
during rush hour takes about 5 min.

Use the information to answer the question below:
What general rule can you use to find the taxicab distancebetween two points on a grid?

Add the coordinates? eg, (4,5)= 9blocks.

A boat travels 372 km in 13 hours (with a constant speed).How far can it travel in 9 hours(with the same speed)?

To find the taxicab distance between two points on a grid, you can use the following general rule:

1. Identify the coordinates of the two points on the grid. Let's call them (x1, y1) and (x2, y2).

2. Determine the vertical distance between the two points by finding the difference in the y-coordinates: |y2 - y1|. This represents the number of blocks the taxicab would need to travel vertically.

3. Determine the horizontal distance between the two points by finding the difference in the x-coordinates: |x2 - x1|. This represents the number of blocks the taxicab would need to travel horizontally.

4. Add the vertical and horizontal distances together to get the taxicab distance. It can be represented as: |y2 - y1| + |x2 - x1|.

For example, if you have two points on the grid: A(3, 5) and B(8, 9), the taxicab distance would be |9 - 5| + |8 - 3| = 4 + 5 = 9 blocks.

Remember, the taxicab distance is measured by counting the number of blocks the taxicab would need to travel vertically and horizontally, without considering the diagonal distance.