document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=640995>Question 640995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a picnic area is loacted at the midpoint between Sacramento and Oakland, find the distance to the picnic area from the road sign. (There is a road sign picture next to the problem but I'm not sure if it's relevant but it says: Roaseville 5, Sacramento 23, Oakland 110) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From the info given, it appears the traveler is 23 miles from Sac and 110 miles from Oakland going one way. If so, first subtract 23 from 110 to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "87 miles between Oak and Sac<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide this by 2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "43.5 miles is the distance midway between the two cities. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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