Question

Andrea, Ben, Christine, and Doug all live on the same street as their school. The street runs from east to west.Andrea lives 5 ] blocks to the west of school.Ben lives 4 blocks to the east of school.Christine lives 2 blocks to the west of school.Doug lives 6; blocks to the east of school.Use this information to complete the following C - Doug says he lives 4 1/2 blocks away from Christine. Is he correct? Explain your reasoning using the number Line or by using sums and differences

Answer 1

So,

Let me draw the situation here below:

We're going to check if Doug actually lives 4 1/2 blocks away from christine.

Notice that, If the school is located at the origin:

There are 8 blocks between Doug and Christine, so, the statement of Doug is not correct.