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Question

Ben Shaneka and phil live on the same street. Ben lives 6/11 miles north of phil and 1/3 mile north of Shaneka how far does Shaneka live from phil

Answer 1

Changing the distances to fractions with common denominators provides a clearer picture of spacing.

 

Ben lives 18/33 miles north of Phil.

Ben lived 11/33 miles north of Shaneka. 

Shaneka lives 7/33 (18/33 - 11/33) miles north of Phil.