Maurice lives 4 miles east of Drew. Chris lives 1 mile east of Maurice. Randy lives 2 miles east of Drew. Everybody lives on the same road. How far away from Drew does Chris live?
draw the road, and label the houses
DM=4
MC=1
So, DC = DM+MC = 5
Randy does not matter in this calculation.
To determine how far Chris lives from Drew, we need to understand the given distances and locations.
Let's visualize the situation:
Drew ----------------- Maurice ----------------- Chris ----------------- Randy
Given information:
- Maurice lives 4 miles east of Drew.
- Chris lives 1 mile east of Maurice.
- Randy lives 2 miles east of Drew.
To find how far Chris lives from Drew, we can add up the distances from Drew to Maurice (4 miles) and from Maurice to Chris (1 mile).
Distance from Drew to Chris = Distance from Drew to Maurice + Distance from Maurice to Chris
= 4 miles + 1 mile
= 5 miles
Therefore, Chris lives 5 miles away from Drew.