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The Frostburg-Truth bus travels from Frostburg Mall through the city's center to Sojourner Truth Park. The mall is 4 miles east and 5 miles north of the city's center. Truth Park is 4 miles west and 2 miles south of the city's center. How far is it from Truth Park to the mall to the nearest tenth of a mile?

Select one:
a. 10.6 miles
b. 6.4 miles
c. 4.5 miles
d. 3 miles

Answer 1

the mall if 4 miles east and 5 miles north, which means that the city's center is 4 miles west and 5 miles south to the mall. Truth is 4 miles west and 2 miles south of the city's  center. This means that:

The mall is 3 miles south of where Truth is (as the west cancel out)

d. 3 miles is your answer

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