Lesson 23 godine by og Activity 3 Application
The town of Amory lies due north of Chester, and Bristol lies due east of
Chester. If you drive from Amory to Bristol by way of Chester, the distance is 17
miles, but if you take the back road
directly from
Amory to Bristol, you save 4
miles. You would like to know the distance from Bristol to Chester,
a. What is the unknown quantity? Call it.
b. Make a sketch and label it with distances,
c. Write an equation about the variable
d. Solve your equation.
e. How far is it from Bristol to Chester?