Question

Exits on an interstate are numbered consecutively.

The distance between Exit 12 and Exit 13 is 2.7 miles.

The distance between Exit 13 and Exit 14 is 0.9 mile farther than the distance between Exit 12 and Exit 13.

The distance between Exit 13 and Exit 15 is 6.8 miles farther than the distance between Exit 12 and Exit 14.

What is the distance of Exit 14 and Exit 15? Please give examples of how you got the answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

9.5 mi

Step-by-step explanation:

12 to 13 =2.7mi

13 to 14 =2.7+0.9 =3.6 mi

12 to 14 =6.3mi

13 to 15 =6.8+6.3=13.1mi

14to 15 = (13to15 )-(13 to14)=13.1-3.6