Mr. Prado's dog class is running laps around the gym. After the first few laps, sparky decided that he wasn't going to run the entire way around the gym. He cut across the gym diagonally. If the dimensions of the gym were 5ft. by 12 ft., how much distance did he save on one lap?

Mr. Prado's dog class is running laps around the gym. After the first few laps, sparky decided that he wasn't going to run the entire way around the gym. He cut across the gym diagonally. If the dimensions of the gym were 5ft. by 12 ft., how much distance did he save on one lap?

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If the dimensions of the gym were 5ft. by 12 ft, how much distance did he save on one lap ?

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Mr. Prado's dog class is running laps around the
gym. After the first few laps, sparky decided that he
wasn't going to run the entire way around the gym.
He cut across the gym diagonally.
If the dimensions of the gym were 5ft. by 12 ft., how
much distance did he save on one lap?
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