Your answer is 4
You have to use the distribute property and distribute the - to the -7 and the 3
The -7 will become and the 3 will become -3
Then you add those together and when you add a negative to a positive you basically subtract
So 7+-3 is 4
A is your answer
I'd suggest you sketch this situation. If you did, you'd likely see right away that the shortest distance back to the starting point would be the hypotenuse of the right triangle whose legs are of lengths 5 miles and 12 miles.
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve this.
The answer is -3 because - and - are together plus
Answer: B
Step-by-step explanation: Hope this help :D