A straight highway is 100 mile long and each mile is marked by a milepost numbered from 0 to 100. a rest area is going to be built along the highway exactly 5 miles away from milepost 63. if m is the milepost number of the rest area which of the following equations represents the possible locations for the rest area? A |63-m|=5 B |m-5|=63 C |m+5|=63 D |63+m|=5

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7 February, 22:09

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Jayvon Mcdonald · Answer 1

The answer is A

m is 5 miles away from mile post 63, so it's either

m=63+5 or m=63-5

63-m+5=0 or 63-m-5=0

63-m=-5 or 63-m=5

|63-m|=5

Eliezer Mcfarland · Answer 2

Eliezer Mcfarland 7 February, 22:16

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B) m-5=63 is the answer