Mary lives on a corner lot. The neighborhood children have been cutting diagonally across her lawn instead of walking around the yard. If the diagonal distance across the lawn is 30 feet and the longer part of the sidewalk is twice the shorter length, how many feet are the children saving by cutting across the lawn? Round to the nearest foot if necessary.

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The Answer of Mary lives on a corner lot. The neighborhood children have been cutting diagonally across her lawn instead of walking around the yard. If the diagonal distance across the lawn is 30 feet and the longer part of the sidewalk is twice the shorter length, how many feet are the children saving by cutting across the lawn? Round to the nearest foot if necessary.

Mary Lives on a Corner Lot 17ft17 \mathrm{ft}17ft B) 13ft13 \mathrm{ft}13ft C) 40ft40 \mathrm{ft}40ft

Mary Lives on a Corner Lot $17 \mathrm{ft}$ B) $13 \mathrm{ft}$ C) $40 \mathrm{ft}$