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# Finding distance and displacement from graphs

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## Problem

A baby elephant trots in a straight line along a river. The horizontal position of the elephant in meters over time is shown below.
Graph of horizontal position (in meters) on the y-axis and time (in seconds) on the x-axis. The graph shows that the elephant travels in three straight-line segments between times t, equals, 0, start text, space, s, end text and t, equals, 24, start text, space, s, end text.
The elephant stays stationary at 6, start text, m, end text from t, equals, 0, start text, s, end text to t, equals, 8, start text, s, end text. The elephant moves to 15, start text, m, end text at t, equals, 16, start text, s, end text, and then moves to 0, start text, m, end text at t, equals, 24, start text, s, end text.
What is the displacement of the elephant between 0, start text, s, end text and 16, start text, space, s, end text?
start text, m, end text
What is the distance traveled by the elephant between 0, start text, s, end text and 16, start text, space, s, end text?
start text, m, end text
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