the ball was pitched from the pitcher's mound ,forty six feet away from home plate,and the pitch was five feet short of reaching home plate,what was the distance the ball was pitched in feet?

46 - 5 = ?

41 To find the total distance the ball was pitched in feet, we need to add the distance between the pitcher's mound and home plate to the distance the pitch fell short of reaching home plate.

The distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is given as forty-six feet.

The pitch fell five feet short of reaching home plate.

To find the total distance, we need to add these two distances together:

46 feet (distance from pitcher's mound) + 5 feet (distance the pitch fell short) = 51 feet

Therefore, the ball was pitched a total distance of 51 feet.