Towns X, Y, and Z are on the same straight road. Town Y is between Town X and Town Z. Town X is 57 miles from Town Z, and Town Y is 28 miles from Town Z. What is the distance from Town X to Town Y? A. 21 miles B. 28 miles C. 29 miles D. 30 miles

c

Step-by-step explanation:

distance between town X and Z = 57 MILES

distance between y and z = 28 miles

distance from x to y = 57 - 28 = 29 miles

please check the attached image for a diagram that would help better understand the question

in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

hope it