Question

a student bikes 12.35milez from the corner store to school. After school,the student heads heads back to the corner store but only makes it back in 5.21 miles before getting a flat tire. How far from the corny store is the student when the flat occurs?

Answer 1

The student bikes 12.35 miles from the corner store to school.

When heading back to the corner store, he gets a flat tire after having traveled only 5.21 miles.

He obviously is on his way back to the corner store. The distance he still needs to go is calculated as

12.35 miles - 5.21 miles = 7.14 miles

This means the student is 7.14 miles far from the corner store when the flat occurs.