Question

The map shows a linear section of Highway 35. Today, the Ybarras plan to drive the 360miles from Springfield to Junction City. They will stop for lunch in Roseburg, which is atthe midpoint of the trip. If they have already traveled 55 miles this morning, how muchfarther must they travel before they stop for lunch?

Answer 1

From the question, we were made to understand that Rosenburg, which is indicated as point R on the map, is the mid-point of Springfield to Junction city. Thus, the number of miles at Rosenburg, point R will be given by:

`\frac{360\text{ miles}}{2}\text{ = 180 miles}`

If 55 miles have already been travelled, the distance to be covered to stop for lunch at Rosenburg, point R will be: 180 - 55 = 125 miles

Hence, how much farther that must be travelled before they stop for lunch is 125 miles, which is Option D.