Suppose You Make Six Round Trips to Visit a Sick

question 48

Short Answer

Suppose you make six round trips to visit a sick aunt and wish to record your mileage to the nearest mile. You forget the original odometer reading, but you do remember that the units digit has increased by 8 miles. If you know that your aunt lives somewhere between 2 and 5 miles from your house, how far exactly is her house?
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__________ miles

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