document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183942>Question 1183942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Aram lives 5 miles from Brian's house. Simran lives 8.5 miles from Brian's house. How far is Aram's house from Simran's house? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A. 3.5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 5 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 11 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 13.5 Miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. Cannot be determined from the information given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The correct answer was E but I don't know how. Can you explain.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "From just the given information, you could only determine the answer if you knew that the three houses were in the same straight line, and if you knew whether Brian's house or Aram's house is the one in the middle.<br><BR>\n" );
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