SOLUTION: If you bike 3 miles and then bike 1,000 yards back toward your starting point, how many yards are you from your starting point?

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Question 522125: If you bike 3 miles and then bike 1,000 yards back toward your starting point, how many yards are you from your starting point?
Answer by umnikmo(75) About Me  (Show Source):
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D=3miles-1000yards=3*1760yards-1000yards=4280yards