Question

callie wants to build a fence between her house and her neighbor’s house, midway between points a and b. how far away from point a should the fence be built? the fence should be built away from point a.

Explanation:

Step1: Find distance between A and B

The distance between A and B is 25 - 14=11 yd.

Step2: Find midway point

Since we want the midway point between A and B, we divide the distance between A and B by 2. So, $\frac{11}{2}=5.5$ yd. Then we add this to the distance from the start - point to A. The distance from point A is 14 + 5.5 = 19.5 yd.

Answer:

19.5 yd