(a) Johnny is running home from school to watch his favorite soap opera, "As the Stomach Turns". He runs 6 blocks east to a convenience store for some Redbull and chips, then 8 blocks north to his home. If North is 0 angle degrees, what direction is Johnny's home from school?
(b) Johnny is running home from school to watch his favorite soap opera, "As the Stomach Turns". He runs 6 blocks east to a convenience store for some Redbull and chips, then 8 blocks north to his home. If he had taken the back way home, along a river that runs straight from his house to the school, he would have saved running how many blocks?