Solve word problems using coordinates and distances

Read the grid, then find the points the question names. Count squares or subtract coordinates, and check the scale and units before you answer.

1. On a map grid, the garden is at (5, 0) and the museum is at (5, 2). Each grid square stands for 1 mile. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
2. On a map grid, the farm is at (1, 3) and the post office is at (1, 0). Each grid square stands for 1 mile. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
3. On a map grid, the post office is at (5, 5) and the farm is at (4, 5). Each grid square stands for 1 kilometre. How far apart are the two places, in kilometres?
4. On a map grid, the train station is at (3, 1) and the garden is at (3, 5). Each grid square stands for 1 kilometre. How far apart are the two places, in kilometres?
5. On a map grid, the lake is at (3, 1) and the farm is at (10, 1). Each grid square stands for 1 kilometre. How far apart are the two places, in kilometres?
6. On a map grid, the post office is at (1, 10) and the train station is at (4, 10). Each grid square stands for 2 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
7. On a map grid, the market is at (8, 4) and the lake is at (8, 6). Each grid square stands for 3 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
8. On a map grid, the market is at (3, 3) and the school is at (3, 8). Each grid square stands for 2 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
9. A bus travels from the lake at (8, 6) straight to the pool at (8, 2), then straight to the bakery at (7, 2). Each grid square is one block. How many blocks does the bus travel in all?
10. On a map grid, the library is at (9, 7) and the farm is at (6, 7). Each grid square stands for 2 kilometres. How far apart are the two places, in kilometres?
11. A bus travels from the garden at (6, 6) straight to the train station at (4, 6), then straight to the school at (4, 7). Each grid square is one block. How many blocks does the bus travel in all?
12. On a map grid, the museum is at (3, 8) and the post office is at (3, 3). Each grid square stands for 1 mile. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
13. On a map grid, the library is at (−5, −2) and the garden is at (−4, −2). Each grid square stands for 2 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
14. A bus travels from the train station at (−4, −6) straight to the garden at (−4, 1), then straight to the market at (0, 1). Each grid square is one block. How many blocks does the bus travel in all?
15. On a map grid, the museum is at (−2, 4) and the farm is at (−2, 2). Each grid square stands for 5 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
16. On a map grid, the pool is at (8, −2) and the market is at (−5, −2). Each grid square stands for 2 kilometres. How far apart are the two places, in kilometres?
17. On a map grid, the pool is at (2, 3) and the bakery is at (1, 3). Each grid square stands for 4 miles. How far apart are the two places, in miles?
18. A bus travels from the school at (7, 1) straight to the pool at (7, −2), then straight to the market at (0, −2). Each grid square is one block. How many blocks does the bus travel in all?
19. A rectangular pen has three corners at A(2, −2), B(−4, −2) and C(−4, 3). Each grid square stands for 5 feet. How many feet of fence are needed to go all the way around the pen?
20. A rectangular pen has three corners at A(0, 6), B(8, 6) and C(8, −7). Each grid square stands for 1 foot. How many feet of fence are needed to go all the way around the pen?