Question

a straight highway is 100 mile long and each mile is marked by a milepost numbered from 0 to 100. a rest area is going to be built along the highway exactly 5 miles away from milepost 63. if m is the milepost number of the rest area which of the following equations represents the possible locations for the rest area? A |63-m|=5 B |m-5|=63 C |m+5|=63 D |63+m|=5

Answer 1

B) m-5=63 is the answer

Answer 2

The answer is A

m is 5 miles away from mile post 63,so it's either
m=63+5 or m=63-5
63-m+5=0 or 63-m-5=0
63-m=-5 or 63-m=5

|63-m|=5