SOLUTION: A library is located 5 miles east of a school. A park is 3 miles east of the school and halfway between the library and a deli. How far is it from the deli to the library?

Question 676474: A library is located 5 miles east of a school. A park is 3 miles east of the school and halfway between the library and a deli. How far is it from the deli to the library?

Answer by jpvn2015(54) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is 4 miles away.
Here's how I got the solution: First, we see that LS = 5. Later, the problem states that SP is 3. Thus, LS is 2. LS is half of LD (which is what we are looking for), so we simply multiply LS by 2. Since LS is 2, we are left by multiplying 2x2...which is 4.
If you want the answer in base 3 though, 11 would be the answer. ;)
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