Question

2. Al and Ike decide to drive to Sandy Shores Lake. As they leave home in Summerville, they notice that the car odometer reads 12,544 miles. When they stop at Winterton to have lunch, they notice that the odometer reads 12,671 miles, and they see this road sign: Sandy Shores Lake 48 miles. What is the distance from Summerville to Sandy Shores Lake?

Answer 1

If it reads 12,544 at the start and it's 12,671 now, subtract to find how much they've traveled already:

12,671 - 12,544 = 127

So they traveled 127 miles already.

If they have 48 miles left, we can just add that to the 127 miles they've already traveled.

127 + 48 = 175.

So the distance from Summerville to Sandy Shores Lake is 175 miles.

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