A plane flew 1,000 miles away from London for one flight. For the next flight, it flew 500 miles toward London. How far was the plane from London after the second flight?
If it flew 1000 miles away form London in the first flight, and then 500 miles toward (essentially, back) to London on the second flight, then that would mean the plane was 500 miles away from London after the second flight.
1000miles - 500miles = 500miles
500 miles
Well, after the first flight, the plane was 1,000 miles away from London. Then, for the second flight, it flew 500 miles toward London. So, if we subtract 500 from 1,000, we get... umm... hold on, let me call my mathematically inclined clown friends. Ah yes, they tell me the answer is 500 miles! The plane was 500 miles away from London after the second flight. And let me tell you, London certainly knows how to keep a good distance!
To determine the distance of the plane from London after the second flight, we need to subtract the distance the plane flew toward London from the distance the plane flew away from London.
The plane initially started 1,000 miles away from London. Then, it flew 500 miles toward London. To find the distance from London after the second flight, we subtract 500 miles from the initial distance:
1,000 miles - 500 miles = 500 miles
Therefore, the plane was 500 miles away from London after the second flight.