From the library, one car heads north, and another heads east. Some time later, the northbound car has traveled 17 miles, and the eastbound train has traveled 144 miles. The two cars, measured in a straight line, are ___ miles apart.
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Answer 1
Ok so you are going to want to add up the two totals of both cars, you add them because you want a straight line if the two card and how far apart they are. so 17+144= 161miles apart
