A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges? Choose one:
A) 30
B) 39
C) 87
D) 27
E) 91
Let the side of the square(ABCD) be x meters.   Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.   AC = = (1.41x) m.   Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x) m.   Saving % = = 30% (approx)   30nswer:30
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A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?