Erica was searching for her sunglasses . She walked 2 blocks north, 3 blocks south, 4 blocks east, and 3 blocks west . How many blocks did she walk? How far Erica from where she began her search?
2 blocks away from her original point. 12 steps total
To solve this problem, we can break down Erica's movements into separate steps:
1. She walked 2 blocks north.
2. She walked 3 blocks south.
3. She walked 4 blocks east.
4. She walked 3 blocks west.
To find out how many blocks Erica walked in total, we need to add up the distances traveled in each direction.
Blocks walked north: 2
Blocks walked south: 3
Blocks walked east: 4
Blocks walked west: 3
To find the total distance traveled, we need to subtract the blocks walked south from the blocks walked north, and the blocks walked west from the blocks walked east.
Total blocks walked = (2 - 3) + (4 - 3) = -1 + 1 = 0
Therefore, Erica walked a total of 0 blocks. She ended up at the same location she began her search, so the distance from her starting point is 0 blocks.