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the towns of jackson,bellevue,salem,and denton lie along a highway,in the order listed . the destance from jackson to salem is 84 miles. the distance frome bellevue to denton is 61 miles . the distance from bellevue to salem is18 miles . what is the distance from jackson to denton?

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Hello,

|BD|=61
|JS|=|JB|+|BS|=84
|BS|=18 ==>|JB|=84-18=66
|JD|=|JB|+|BD|=66+61=127


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