Question

The picture shows the arrangement of balls in a game of boccie. The object of the game is to throw your ball closest to the small, white ball, which is called the pallino The green ball is the midpoint between the red ball and the pallino. The distance between the green ball and the red ball is 10 inches. The distance between the yellow

ball and the pallino is 8 inches. Which ball is closer to the pallino, the green ball or the yellow ball? Explain.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Distance of yellow to white = 8 inches which is given

The green ball is at the midpoint of red to white.

Since the green ball is 10 inches to the red ball, the green ball is also 10 inches from the white ball. That's what a midpoint is.

The yellow ball is closer.