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The units of the subway map below are in miles. Suppose the routes between stations are straight. Station G, not shown on the map, is 4 miles east and 6 miles south of Station A. What is the approximate distance between Station E and Station G when traveling by subway?

a) 10 miles
b) 8 miles
c) 5 miles
d) 2 miles

User Alhassan
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Final answer:

Without the exact locations of Station A and E or a map, the approximate distance between Station E and Station G cannot be calculated using the provided information. The question suggests multiple choice answers, but the problem does not supply enough context to select one conclusively.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks for the approximate distance between Station E and Station G when traveling by subway, given that Station G is 4 miles east and 6 miles south of Station A. To find this distance, one could use the Pythagorean theorem if the exact locations of the stations A and E were known, and if we were to assume that the subway routes allow for straight travel between these points. However, without a map or explicit distances between other stations, we cannot calculate it directly. Thus, we must rely on the given options: (a) 10 miles, (b) 8 miles, (c) 5 miles, (d) 2 miles, and determine which is the most logical based on the context provided. Given that Station G is not on the same straight line as Station E and the minimum distance between A and G already exceeds some of the provided options, the exact answer cannot be determined from the given information.

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