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You and your friend live 5 mi apart. He says that it is 5 mi from his house to your house and -5 mi from your house to his house. What is the error in his argument?
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You and your friend live 5 mi apart. He says that it is 5 mi from his house to your house and -5 mi from your house to his house. What is the error in his argument?

User Abdalrahman Shatou
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you cant have -5 mi, the distance doesn't change. It is still 5 mi from his house to your house and vice versa. 
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