Question

Jackson's school is at P, and his house is at Q. If they are 6 grids away from each other along the vertical direction, find the value of y.

• A. 3
• B. 2
• C. 7
• D. 8

Answer 1

The correct option is D 8

Jackson's school is located at (3,y).
Jackson's house is located at (3,2).

The distance between the school and the house is 6 units.


We observe that both point P and point Q have the same x-coordinate.

To find the value of y, we have to add 6 to 2.

∴ y = 2 + 6 = 8

Hence, the value of y is 8.



So, the points are Q(3,2) and P(3,8).