document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=257702>Question 257702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don rode his bike 2¾ miles directly north to the store.  He then rode 7/8 miles on the same road south to his friend Gary's house.  Together they rode 2¾ miles south to the park.  How far is Don's house from the park? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We could assume that he started from his house.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/4-7/8-2 1/4=-7/8 means 7/8 mile north of the park <BR>\n" );
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