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

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Brendon Soto

31 July, 14:45

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

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Aiden · Answer 1

Hi

12671 - 12,544 = ?

? + 48 =

Kaitlynn Farrell · Answer 2

At Winterton the odometer reads 12671, and there are another 48 miles to go.

So when they get there, it will read 12,671 + 48 = 12,719 miles.

The difference between the start and the end is the total journey time. That is 12,719 - 12,544 = 175 miles.