Question

Train A travels 300 miles west to City A from City C. Train B travels 2,410 miles east from City C to City B. How many miles east of City A is City B?

a) 2,110 miles
b) 2,710 miles
c) 2,710 miles
d) 2,110 miles

Answer 1

City B is 2,110 miles east of City A.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find how many miles east of City A is City B, we need to find the total distance between City C and City B and subtract the distance between City C and City A.

Train A travels 300 miles west from City C to City A, so City A is 300 miles west of City C.

Train B travels 2,410 miles east from City C to City B.

To find how many miles east of City A City B is, we subtract the distance between City C and City A (300 miles) from the distance between City C and City B (2,410 miles).

Therefore, City B is 2,110 miles east of City A.