From your home the route to the store that passes the beach is 2 miles shorter than the route to the store that passes the park. What is the length of each route

House to beach + beach to store = house to park + park to store - 2 (x + 2) + (2x + 2) = (4x) + (x) - 2 3x + 4 = 5x - 2 3x + 6 = 5x 6 = 2x x = 3 Check this: (3 + 2) + (2[3] + 2) = (4[3]) + (3) - 2 5 + 8 = 12 + 3 - 2 13 = 13 So the route from home to the beach and the beach to the store is 13 miles, and the route from home to the park and from the park to the store is 15 miles.