A man walked diagonally across a square lot. Approximately, what was the percent saved by not walking along the edges?

Let the side of the square(ABCD) be x metres.

Then, AB + BC = 2x metres.

AC = 2x = (1.41x) m.

Saving on 2x metres = (0.59x) m.

Saving % =		0.59x	x 100	%	= 30% (approx.)
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