Question

M/15-5=m/15+5+0.5 what is m the distance between the two communities

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C

10 miles

Step-by-step explanation:

We're given that $\frac {m}{15-5}=\frac {m}{15+5}+0.5$ and the first thing will be to simply the denominators since 15-5=10 and 15+5=20 then the above equation is written as $\frac {m}{10}=\frac {m}{20}+0.5$

Bringing like terms together then

$\frac {m}{10}-\frac {m}{20}=0.5$

Simplifying then

$\frac {m}{20}=0.5$

By cross multiplication then m=0.5*20=10

Therefore, m=10 miles