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Three ballet dancers are positioned on stage. Ruth is 1515 feet straight behind Pablo and 2020 feet directly left of Chase. When the music begins, Ruth twirls to Chase's position, then leaps to Pablo's position, and finally walks back to her original position. How far did Ruth travel?\newline_____ feet

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Q. Three ballet dancers are positioned on stage. Ruth is 1515 feet straight behind Pablo and 2020 feet directly left of Chase. When the music begins, Ruth twirls to Chase's position, then leaps to Pablo's position, and finally walks back to her original position. How far did Ruth travel?\newline_____ feet
  1. Twirl to Chase's position: Ruth twirls to Chase's position, which is 2020 feet away.
  2. Leap to Pablo's position: Then Ruth leaps to Pablo's position. Since Ruth was originally 1515 feet behind Pablo, and she is now directly in line with Pablo from Chase's position, she travels another 1515 feet.
  3. Walk back to original position: Finally, Ruth walks back to her original position, which is 1515 feet from Pablo's position.
  4. Calculate total distance: Add up the distances Ruth traveled: 2020 feet to Chase, 1515 feet to Pablo, and 1515 feet back to her original position.
  5. Calculate total distance: Total distance = 20+15+1520 + 15 + 15.
  6. Calculate total distance: Total distance = 5050 feet.

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