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6. The distance from Tory's home to the mall is 14 km. The distance from her home

to the bus station is 8 km. If the three distances form a triangle, what is the range
of distances from the school mall to the bus station?

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Answer: 6 km to 22 km !

Explanation:

the distances from the school mall to bus station could be, in the worst case, 14+8=22 km apart, and in the best case 14-8=6 km apart

so the range is 6 km to 22 km !

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