Haley is standing in the base path between second and third base when she fields the ball. She is 24 feet from second base and needs to make the throw to first base. Assuming the field is square, how far does she need to throw the ball? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Since the field is square, the distance from second base to first base is equal to the distance from second base to third base. Thus, Haley needs to throw the ball a distance of 24 feet. Rounding to the nearest tenth, she needs to throw the ball 24.0 feet. Answer: \boxed{24.0}.
but she is between second and third base
My apologies for the confusion. Since Haley is standing in the base path between second and third base, she only needs to throw the ball to first base. The distance from second base to first base is typically 90 feet in a regulation baseball field. However, in this case, the given distance of 24 feet is the shorter throw from Haley's position. Thus, she needs to throw the ball a distance of 24 feet to reach first base. Rounding to the nearest tenth, she needs to throw the ball 24.0 feet. Answer: \boxed{24.0}.