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Jack and Jill went up a hill 8 miles to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down 5 miles and broke his crown and Jill came

tumbling after. Write an expression using absolute value to model Jacks total distance traveled.

User Wim
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Answer:

13 miles

Explanation:

he traveled 8 miles up hill then fell down 5 miles so in total he has traveled 13 miles

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