ruthie walks 45 m east, and then moves 40 m west. if east is chosen as the positive direction, what is ruthie's resultant displacement?

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In a lot of math and science problems, it is vital to first understand the meaning/definition of terms.

Here "displacement" is used as:
"final position less initial position".

Use a blank piece of paper to help you figure out the final position with respect to the initial, and propose an answer according to the above definition.
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