A gopher has dug holes in opposite corners of a rectangular yard. If the yard is 20 feet wide and 48 feet long, how far will the gopher have to run from one hole to another? The gopher will have to run ft.
A gopher has dug holes in opposite corners of a rectangular yard. If the yard is 20 feet wide and 48 feet long, how far will the gopher have to run from one hole to another? The gopher will have to run ft.
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A gopher has dug holes in opposite corners of a rectangular yard. If the yard is 20 feet wide and 48 feet long, how far will the gopher have to run
from one hole to another?
The gopher will have to run
ft.
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