Question

Morgan is walking her dog on an 8-meter-long leash. She is currently 500 meters from her house, so the maximum and minimum distances that the dog may be from the house can be found using the equation |x – 500| = 8. What are the minimum and maximum distances that Morgan’s dog may be from the house?

496 meters and 500 meters
500 meters and 508 meters
492 meters and 508 meters
496 meters and 504 meters

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation: The answer would be C because 500-8=492 which would be the minimum distance her dog would be and 500+8=508 which would be the maximum distance her dog would be.

Answer 2

492 meters and 508 meters

Explanation:

If she is 500 meters from her house, with an 8 meter leash, the dog can go either 8 meters towards the house (492) or 8 meters away from the house (508)