A camper leaves camp and travels 4 miles west and 3 miles north. How far is the camper from his original starting point?

5 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

To answer this question, use the following:

According to pythagorean theorem, the hypotenuse of the triangle, c, with legs a and b, can be found with the following equation:

Thus plugging in 3 for a and 4 for b:

the answer is b.)

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