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Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town Z. Town X is 57 miles from Town Z, and Town Y is 28 miles from Town Z. What is the distance from Town X to Town Y?

Mercury:

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Mercury:

notice how the entire distance from X to Z (57 miles) includes (distance between X and Y) + (distance between Y + Z) so the distance between X and Y = 57 - (distance from Y to Z)

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