joey drives his car 7 kilometers north. he stops for lunch and then drives 5 kilometers south. what distance did he cover?

To find the total distance Joey covered, we need to add the distance he drove north to the distance he drove south.

Distance driven north = 7 kilometers
Distance driven south = 5 kilometers

Total distance covered = Distance driven north + Distance driven south

Total distance covered = 7 kilometers + 5 kilometers

Total distance covered = 12 kilometers

Therefore, Joey covered a total distance of 12 kilometers.

To calculate the total distance Joey covered, we need to consider the distances he covered in each direction.

Joey first drove 7 kilometers north. This means he moved 7 kilometers in the north direction.

Then, he drove 5 kilometers south. This means he moved 5 kilometers in the opposite direction, which is the south direction.

To find the total distance covered, we need to add the distances in both directions. We can do this by subtracting the smaller distance from the larger distance and taking the absolute value.

In this case, 7 km is the larger distance, and 5 km is the smaller distance.

So, the total distance covered by Joey is:

|7 km - 5 km| = |2 km| = 2 kilometers.

Therefore, Joey covered a distance of 2 kilometers in total.

I assume that means how far he drove.

7 + 5 = ?

12