Answer
The driver added the numbers when he was supposed to subtract. The distance is 80-65=15 miles.
Work Step by Step
To find the distance between two points or distances, subtract the two numbers, don't add the two numbers.
Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)
by Charles, Randall I.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133281159
ISBN 13:
978-0-13328-115-6
Chapter 1 - Tools of Geometry - 1-3 Measuring Segments - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 25: 37
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