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A is 3 miles west of C and B is 7 miles east of C.
AB =

A

4 miles

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B

7 miles

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C

13 miles

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D

10 miles

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Solution

The correct option is D 10 miles
Let the distances in east be positive and in the west be negative,

Distance between the points is
= |7 - (-3)| miles
= 10 miles.

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