Lanette walked forward 9 steps, backward 15 steps, forward 7 steps, and backward 8 steps. How many steps is lanette from where she started?
We use (+) for forward steps and (-) for backward steps
Forward 9, backward 15 is: +9 - 15 = -6
Forward 7 steps is: -6 + 7 = +1
Backward 8 steps = +1 - 8...