A Track Team Is Warming Up

question 212

Multiple Choice

A track team is warming up. They jog around the track (1/4 mile) three times and finish exactly where they started. Which of the following statements it true?

• A)Their displacement is ¾ mile and their distance traveled is also ¾ mile.
• B)Their displacement is ¾ mile and their distance traveled is 0 miles.
• C)Their displacement is 0 miles and their distance traveled is ¾ mile.
• D)Their displacement is 0 mile and their distance traveled is also 0 mile.

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