Question

gavin left his house and drove to the store. he stopped and went inside. from there, he drove in the same direction until he got to the bank. he stopped and went inside the bank. then he drove home. the graph below shows the number of blocks away from home gavin is x minutes after he left his house, until he got back home. how many blocks is it from the store to the bank?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify distance at store and bank

The distance at the store is \(8\) blocks (from the first horizontal segment). The distance at the bank is \(14\) blocks (from the second horizontal segment).

Step2: Calculate the difference

Subtract the distance at the store from the distance at the bank: \(14 - 8\).

Answer:

\(6\)