CEMC Pascal, 2002

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, $ABC$ represents a triangular jogging path. Jack jogs along the path from $A$ to $B$ to $F$ . Jill jogs from $A$ to $C$ to $F$ . Each jogs the same distance. The distance from $F$ to $B$ , in metres, is

(A) $40$ (B) $120$ (C) $100$ (D) $80$ (E) $200$

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