SOLUTION: Cody leaves his friend Mia’s house and drives along the road shown in the diagram below. Somewhere between Mia’s house and the restaurant, Cody’s car runs out of
gas. Cody has an
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Question 908908: Cody leaves his friend Mia’s house and drives along the road shown in the diagram below. Somewhere between Mia’s house and the restaurant, Cody’s car runs out of
gas. Cody has an empty gas can in his car, but he does not want to leave the car
unattended. Cody calls Mia, who drives to Cody’s car to pick up his as can. She then
drives to the gas station that is located on the same road. After Mia fills the gas can,
she drives back to Cody’s car. She gives Cody the gas can, and then drives to the
restaurant along the same road to meet another friend for lunch. When she reaches the restaurant, Mia has driven a total of 34 miles. Task Description:
Determine how far Cody is from Mia’s house when his car runs out of gas. Find all
possible distances.
Hint: There’s two possible distances. Show all work to receive
full credit. Type up the answers and an explanation. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
