Question

Starting from the same place, Miranda walks due west and Blake walks due east. On the number line, 0 represents their starting point; negative values represent the distance in feet, traveled west; and positive values represent the distance in feet, traveled east. How many feet apart are Miranda and Blake on the number line? Enter your answer in the box.

Answer 1

Answer:

360 feet

Explanation:

There are 10 hash marks between 0 and 300; this means that each hash mark is 300/10 = 30 feet.

Miranda's location is 5 hash marks below 0; this puts her at 5(30) = 150 feet below 0, or -150.

Blake's location is 7 hash marks above 0; this puts him at 7(30) = 210 feet above 0, or 210.

This means they are 210--150 = 210+150 = 360 feet.