document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163919>Question 163919</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> smithville is 70 miles from johnstown and tomstown is 90 miles from johnstown, which is a possible distance?  A. 200  B. 150  C. 10 or D. 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not a text book question... something doesn't seem right...wondering if numbers were misprinted.  Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #120773 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=120773\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> picture johnstown as the center of a circle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "smithville is on a circle with a 70 mi radius and tomstown is on a circle with a 90 mi radius\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they are on the same side of the circles (in the same direction from johnstown)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the closest they can be is 20 mi (90-70)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if they are on opposite sides of the circles (opposite directions from johnstown)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ the farthest apart they can be is 160 mi (90+70)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "there is only one answer between 20 and 160 </SPAN>\n" );
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