Length/distance

Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.

Alice's mum needs to go to each child's house just once and then back home again. How many different routes are there? Use the information to find out how long each road is on the route she took.

From the information you are asked to work out where the picture was taken. Is there too much information? How accurate can your answer be?

Weekly Problem 48 - 2008
An ant is crawling in a straight line when he bumps into a one centimetre cube of sugar.If he climbs over it before before continuing on his intended route, how much does the detour add to the length of his journey?