A ladder is leaning against a wall. The base of the ladder is 6 feet away from the wall, and the ladder reaches a height of 8 feet. What is the length of the ladder?
Mastering Distance and Hypotenuse in Word Problems

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English, Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
Anthony Clark
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
12 feet
10 feet
8 feet
14 feet
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rectangular park has a length of 10 meters and a width of 24 meters. What is the distance from one corner of the park to the opposite corner?
22 meters
30 meters
20 meters
26 meters
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has one leg measuring 9 cm and the other leg measuring 12 cm. Calculate the length of the hypotenuse.
10 cm
13 cm
15 cm
17 cm
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A drone is flying 5 meters above the ground and is 12 meters away horizontally from its starting point. How far is the drone from its starting point?
13 meters
10 meters
12 meters
15 meters
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A baseball diamond is a square with each side measuring 90 feet. What is the distance from home plate to second base?
90 feet
45√2 feet
180 feet
90√2 feet
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A person walks 3 miles east and then 4 miles north. How far are they from their starting point?
4 miles
7 miles
6 miles
5 miles
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A right triangle has legs measuring 7 inches and 24 inches. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
26 inches
25 inches
30 inches
20 inches
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