24. Reuben is standing 300 yards due east from the flagpole at his school and 400 yards due south from the oak tree in his front yard. What is the straight-line distance, in yards, from the flagpole to the oak tree?

Answer and Explanation

Your Answer is

Correct Answer is J

Explanation

Using the Pythagorean theorem, it can be found that the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle with sides 300 and 400 is 500. Choose J.