GED Distance Word Problems

Coach Alvarado drew his football team’s next play on the coordinate grid. He placed Kaleem at (1, 3). He will be passing the ball to Jeremy at (−6, 3). What is the distance, of the pass from Kaleem to Jeremy?

• 7

• 49

• 7.03

• 50

Owen walks to school each day. He travels 12 blocks west and then 9 blocks north. If he could walk on a path directly from his house to school, what would be the length of his walk in blocks?

• He would walk 14 blocks.

• He would walk 18 blocks.

• He would walk 23 blocks.

• He would walk 15 blocks.

Two ships leave from the same port. One travels east 21 miles and the other travels 72 miles south. Determine the distance between the two ships.

• The two ships are 75 miles apart.

• The two ships are 93 miles apart.

• The two ships are 68.9 miles apart.

• The two ships are 51 miles apart.

On a map’s coordinate grid, Walt City is located at (−1, −3) and Koshville is located at (4, 9). How long is the train’s route if it travels along a straight line from Walt City to Koshville? ( One map unit equals one mile.)

• 11.54

• 18.2

• 12

• 13

A command center learns of an enemy patrol is located 7 miles east and 11 miles north of their position. If the commands attack helicopter is located 1 mile east and 3 miles north of the center. What is the shortest distance the helicopter can travel to get to the enemy patrol?

• 5.29

• 10

• 100

• 28

A rectangular field is 50 yards wide and 100 yards long. Patrick walks diagonally across the field. How far does he walk?

• 111.8 yards

• 115 yards

• 127.3 yards

• 119 yards

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The library is located 1.8 miles west of Callie’s house. The grocery store is located 2.4 miles south of the library. Find the distance between Callie’s house and the grocery store using the Pythagorean Theorem.

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Two ships leave from the same port. One travels east 21 miles and the other travels 72 miles south. Determine the distance between the two ships.

• The two ships are 75 miles apart.

• The two ships are 93 miles apart.

• The two ships are 68.9 miles apart.

• The two ships are 51 miles apart.

Owen walks to school each day. He travels 12 blocks west and then 9 blocks north. If he could walk on a path directly from his house to school, what would be the length of his walk in blocks?

• He would walk 14 blocks.

• He would walk 18 blocks.

• He would walk 23 blocks.

• He would walk 15 blocks.

A drone flies from point A to point B. Point A is located at (2, 5) and point B is at (8, 15). What is the straight-line distance the drone travels?

• 13 miles

• 12.37 miles

• 10 miles

• 11.18 miles