Question

Jed is training for a marathon. Jed ran 15.6 miles away from his home. Then Jen ran 10.8 miles towards his home. Finally, Jed ran 5.3 miles away from his home. How far is Jed from his home?

Answer 1

He is 10.1 miles away from his house

Explanation:

First you translate the text into an equation using the miles he runs away from his house as positives and the miles he runs towards his house as positives.

+15.6, -10.8, +5.3

Then you put it into an equation and solve

(15.6 - 10.8) + 5.3

4.8 + 5.3

10.1