Answer:
8 miles
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
<em>Represent the police station with P, Library with L; Fire station with F</em>
<em>The first statement can be represented as:</em>
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<em>The second can be represented as:</em>
Required
Determine the distance between the police station and the fire station (P - F)
--- (1)
--- (2)
Substitute 5 for L - P in (1)
Add 3 to both sides