The distance from a to b is 143 mi., and from b to c on another road, 57 mi. the distance from a to d is 143 mi., and from d to e on another road is 57 mi. compare the distance from a to c by way of b with the distance from a to e by way of d.
also if you know, what principle does it use?

Awall map has a scale of 128 miles = 6 inches. the distance between springfield and lakeview is 2 feet on the map. what is the actual distance between springfield and lakeview? 384 miles 512 miles 1.13 miles 42.7 miles

Aremote-controlled boat can travel at 4 feet per second in calm water. the boat traveled 48 feet with the current, and then it traveled 16 feet against the current in the same amount of time. how fast is the current?

Katie wants to collect over 100 seashells. she already has 34 seashells in her collection. each day, she finds 12 more seashells on the beach. katie can use fractions of days to find seashells. write an inequality to determine the number of days, dd, it will take katie to collect over 100 seashells.