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son4ous [18]
3 years ago
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01:57:09 In a city, the distance between the library and the police station is 3 miles less than twice the distance between the

police station and the fire station. The distance between the library and the police station is 5 miles. How far apart are the police station and the fire station?
Mathematics
1 answer:
tester [92]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Distance between the police station and the fire station be 4 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

Let distance between the police station and the fire station be x miles.

The distance between the library and the police station is 3 miles less than twice the distance between the police station and the fire station.

Distance between the library and the police station =2x-3

Also, distance between the library and the police station is 5 miles.

2x-3=5\\2x=3+5\\2x=8\\x=\frac{8}{2}\\ x=4\,\,miles

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