What is the distance from Ricks to Sidon via Magnolia?

What is the distance from Ricks to Sidon via Magnolia?

• A. 98 miles
• B. 68 miles
• C. 122 miles
• D. 60 miles

Answer: (A)

When a distance is described as going via a town, you add the two road segments that make up that route: from the origin to Magnolia, then from Magnolia to Sidon. The total distance isn’t the straight-line distance, but the sum of those two legs along the roads shown on the map. So you read the map to find how far it is from Ricks to Magnolia and how far Magnolia is from Sidon, then add those two numbers together. The option that matches that sum is the correct distance for the route via Magnolia. If you compare the other choices, they don’t equal that total because they correspond to different distances (perhaps a direct distance, a different route, or just one leg).

When a distance is described as going via a town, you add the two road segments that make up that route: from the origin to Magnolia, then from Magnolia to Sidon. The total distance isn’t the straight-line distance, but the sum of those two legs along the roads shown on the map.

So you read the map to find how far it is from Ricks to Magnolia and how far Magnolia is from Sidon, then add those two numbers together. The option that matches that sum is the correct distance for the route via Magnolia. If you compare the other choices, they don’t equal that total because they correspond to different distances (perhaps a direct distance, a different route, or just one leg).