Answer:
Length of route that passes the mall= 11 miles
Length of route that passes the theater= 13 miles
Explanation:
route to school that passes the mall (highlighted in red)
= (x +1) +(x +2)
= 2x +3
route to school that passes the theater (in yellow)
= (2x +1) +x
= 3x +1
Since the first is 2 miles shorter,
2x +3= 3x +1 -2
Simplify:
2x +3= 3x -1
Bring constants to 1 side, x terms to the other:
3x -2x= 3 +1
x= 4
Substitute x=4 to find the length of each route:
Length of the route that passes the mall
= 2x +3
= 2(4) +3
= 8 +3
= 11 miles
Length of route that passes the theater
= 3x +1
= 3(4) +1
= 12 +1
= 13 miles
Alternatively, length of route that passes the theater
= 11 +2= 13 miles since it is 2 miles longer than that which passes the mall.