TOUGH PROBLEM
Beth and Jenny are meeting at Beth's grandmother's house next week to help her clean out her attic. The girls draw a map to plan out their route. Beth lives 3 miles from her grandmother and Jenny lives 4 miles from Beth's grandmother. The girls use the map to figure out how far they live from each other.

Question

TOUGH PROBLEM
Beth and Jenny are meeting at Beth's grandmother's house next week to help her clean out her attic. The girls draw a map to plan out their route. Beth lives 3 miles from her grandmother and Jenny lives 4 miles from Beth's grandmother. The girls use the map to figure out how far they live from each other.

anonymous · Answer

•On a separate sheet of paper, draw a coordinate plane. Label the x and y axis, as well as the origin.
•Randomly choose a point to represent Beth's grandmother's house. Make sure to label the point.
•From the point, map out a straight line distance to Beth's house. Label the point as Beth's house.
•Return to Grandmother's house and count a straight line distance to Jenny's house. Make sure to travel in a different direction from Beth's house. Label the point as Jenny's house. 
•Using the distance formula, find the straight line distance between Beth and Jenny's houses.

shinalcantara · Answer

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