It’s a positive number, it’s exactly the same distance from zero as the negative number he picked
ANSWER

EXPLANATION
The given expression is

The greatest common factor is 2.
We factor 2 to obtain:

The expression in the parenthesis is prime.
This means that the quadratic expression in the parenthesis cannot be factored.
Hence the completely factored form is:

Since Seema runs 5 more miles than Padma, we could find how long Padma runs by subtracting 5 miles from the amount of miles that Seema runs. If P is equal to the distance that Padma runs, our equation is:
P = 17-5 = 12 miles.
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