Question

The distance from your house to the ice cream shop is 12 miles. Your best friend’s house is on the segment between your house and the ice cream shop, and his house is 3 miles from the ice cream shop. How many miles is your house from your best friend’s house?

A.
3
B.
6
C.
7
D.
9

Answer 1

D, 9 miles

Explanation:

Since the ice cream shop is 12 miles away, you minus 3(how many miles he is from the ice cream shop) and you get 9 miles.

Answer 2

D

Explanation: