Chapter 4, Problem 23MCQ

To determine

To calculate:Towrite equationthat find how much farther Peach Court is from Main Street than it is from City Center.

Answer to Problem 23MCQ

Equation that find how much farther Peach Court is from Main Street than it is from City Center is $x+4=17$

Explanation of Solution

Given information:The table shows the five nearest train stops along the route from Main Street to Peach Court.

Train Stop	Distance to Main Street (mi)
City Center	4
14th Street	6
Grand Hotel	7
Stadium	12
Peach Court	17

Calculation:

Let the distance between Peach Court and City Centre be $x$

Now, from the table,

Distance between Peach Court and Main Street $=17$ miles

Distance between City Center and Main Street $=4$ miles

Now, to find how much farther Peach Court is from Main Street than it is from City Center, equation is

  $x+4=17$

Hence, correct option is D