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You are biking to your friends' house to do math homework. Halfway there, you realize you forgot your textbook, so you turn around. After biking 0.25 mile, you are one mile from your house. What is the
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You are biking to your friends' house to do math homework. Halfway there, you realize you forgot your textbook, so you turn around. After biking 0.25 mile, you are one mile from your house. What is the distance between your house and your friend's house.

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Answer:

2.50 miles

Explanation:

Let the distance between the houses be X.

Since, 1mile + 0.25miles = X/2 miles

X = 2.50 miles

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