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Five friends live on the same street. Their houses are at points A,B,C,D and E with the distances shown.
 

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The five friends decide to meet at point P so that the total walking distance for all five friends is minimized. What is the distance of line AP

 Jan 18, 2021
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Best point P is midpoint of CD ==> AP = 7/2.

 Jan 18, 2021
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Sorry, that is the wrong answer

Guest Jan 18, 2021
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Is it 3?

 Jan 19, 2021

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