Question

1. travel the town of baker is located between the towns of apple valley and cold spring on a linear stretch of highway. if the distance from apple valley to cold spring is 39 miles and from apple valley to baker is 12 miles, what is the distance from baker to cold spring? miles

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the relationship between distances

Since Baker is between Apple Valley and Cold Spring, the distance from Apple Valley to Cold Spring ($d_{AV - CS}$) is the sum of the distance from Apple Valley to Baker ($d_{AV - B}$) and the distance from Baker to Cold Spring ($d_{B - CS}$). So, $d_{AV - CS}=d_{AV - B}+d_{B - CS}$.

Step2: Solve for \(d_{B - CS}\)

We can rewrite the formula as $d_{B - CS}=d_{AV - CS}-d_{AV - B}$. Substitute $d_{AV - CS} = 39$ miles and $d_{AV - B}=12$ miles into the formula. Then $d_{B - CS}=39 - 12$.
$$39-12=27$$

Answer:

27