Question
A straight highway is 100 miles 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 7 miles away from milepost 58. If 'm' is the milepost number of the rest area, which of the following equations represents the possible locations for the rest area?
A. | 58 - m | = 7
B. | m + 7 | = 58
C. | m - 7 | = 58
D. | 58 + m | = 7
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The equation that represents the possible locations for the rest area is | 58 - m | = 7.
Possible location of the area
The possible location of the area is calculated as follows;
Total length = 100 miles
Distance of the rest area = 7 miles
mile post number = m
Equation for possible location of rest area
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