Sonya is playing a board game, and each space on the board game measures 1 centimeter. She moves her game token 5 spaces up from the start position. Then she moves it 5 spaces to the left. Finally, Sonya moves her token 2 spaces down.
What is the total distance the token moved?
2 cm
8 cm
12 cm
15 cm
First, Sonya moves her token 5 spaces up, which is a total of 5 centimeters.
Next, she moves it 5 spaces to the left, which is also a total of 5 centimeters.
Finally, she moves it 2 spaces down, which is a total of 2 centimeters.
The total distance the token moved is 5 + 5 + 2 = <<5+5+2=12>>12 centimeters.
So the answer is 12 cm.