Anna lives 2.5 miles to the east of her school, and Ben lives 2 miles to the west of the same school. Anna draws a map with a number line connecting her house to Ben’s house. On the number line, the school is at 0 and her house is at the point +2.5. On the map, Ben’s house is at the point
Accepted Solution
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the school is at 0, and Anna's house would be at 2.5 because it is east (to the right of 0) and Ben's would be -2 (because it is west...to the left of 0)