This problem is really confusing, I have been trying and I can't get the answer, can you help me?

An Afternoon event was a race through the park. The race started at the point with the coordinates of (2,3). The first turn was at (2,6), the second turn was (6,6) and the third turn was (6,8). The race ended at (12,8).

A. It was 129 yards from the starting point to the first turn of the race. How long in yards, was the entire path of the race?

since all your paths were either horizontal or vertical, this is not too hard to figure.
The first leg was 3 units long
the second was 4 units long
the third was 2 units long
and the the last leg was 6 units for a total of 14 units
The first part was 129 yards in 3 units, making each unit 43 yards long

so just multiply 43 by 14

To find the length of the entire path of the race, we can add up the lengths of each leg of the race. The problem states that the first leg from the starting point to the first turn is 129 yards long. Since the path is either horizontal or vertical, we can determine the lengths of each leg by finding the difference in coordinates.

The first leg is from (2,3) to (2,6). Since the y-coordinate increases from 3 to 6, the length of this leg is 6-3 = 3 units.

The second leg is from (2,6) to (6,6). Since the x-coordinate increases from 2 to 6, the length of this leg is 6-2 = 4 units.

The third leg is from (6,6) to (6,8). Since the y-coordinate increases from 6 to 8, the length of this leg is 8-6 = 2 units.

The last leg is from (6,8) to (12,8). Since the x-coordinate increases from 6 to 12, the length of this leg is 12-6 = 6 units.

To find the total length, we add up the lengths of all four legs: 3 + 4 + 2 + 6 = 15 units.

The problem states that the first leg is 129 yards long. So to find the length of each unit, we divide 129 by 3: 129 / 3 = 43 yards.

Finally, to find the length of the entire path of the race, we multiply the length of each unit (43 yards) by the total number of units (15 units): 43 * 15 = 645 yards.

Therefore, the entire path of the race is 645 yards long.