Compare the friction force on the cart when it is rolling along the blacktop parking lot to the friction force on the cart when it is inside the grocery store (assume the flooring is smooth vinyl tile).

Rough surface offer more resistance as compare to smooth surface.

Explanation:

Friction is defined as the force which offer resistance to a moving object i.e. hold back the movement of sliding object. It always act in opposite direction.

When the two object come into contact of one another then they rub against each other thereby, generating frictional force. For example, when a cart roll along the blacktop parking lot then the rough surface of parking lot offer resistance to cart which slow down the speed of cart, whereas, when the same cart roll along the smooth floor inside the grocery store then it will move more freely due to the less resistance offered by the smooth vinyl tile inside the store.

the total distance that martina travels that day is

(distance from home to mom's office) plus (distance from mom's office to school)

plus (distance from school to library) plus (distance from library to friend's house)

plus (distance from friend's house to martina's house).

(we don't know what any of these distance actually is.)