Question

Two forest service watchtowers spot a fire in the distance. The fire is 27 miles from Tower 2. About how far apart are the two watchtowers?

Answer 1

Given  that the two watchtowers spotted fire in the distance and watch tower 2 was 27 miles from the fire. Assuming that the fire is in the middle of both watch towers, then the distance between the two watch towers will be given by:
distance=[distance of fire from watch tower 1]+[distance of fire from watch tower 2]
=27+27
=53 miles