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Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town Z. Town X is 57 miles from Town Z, and Town Y is 28 miles from Town Z. What is the distance fr…

Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town Z. Town X is 57 miles from Town Z, and Town Y is 28 miles from Town Z. What is the distance fr…
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Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town Z. Town X is 57 miles from Town Z, and Town Y is 28 miles from Town Z. What is the distance from Town X to Town Y?

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User Senior Pomidor
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draw a diagram (see attachment)


so duh, XY+YZ=XZ
XZ=57
YZ=28
so

XY+28=57
minus 28 both sides
XY=29


the distance is 29 miles
Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town-example-1
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