Q:

Which of the following describes a situation in which the total distance a baseball player travels is zero meters from his starting point? The player runs 5 meters forward, and then runs 5 meters in the opposite direction. The player runs 5 meters forward, and then runs 6 meters in the opposite direction. The player runs 6 meters forward, and then runs 5 meters in the opposite direction. The player runs 6 meters forward, and then runs 0 meters in the opposite direction.

Accepted Solution

A:
The first one
Running forward is adding
Running opposite direction is subtracting
5-5
5-6
6-5
6-0

5-5 is the only one that equals 0