heo, Nancy, and Mary each drove separately to meet at their grandmother's house for dinner. Theo drove 50 miles, Nancy drove%C2%A02840−−−−√ %C2%A0miles, and Mary's route is shown below. Mary drove approximately%C2%A0 %C2%A0miles to her grandmother's house. The order of their drives from shortest to longest is%C2%A0 .

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Let's break down the information provided:

  1. Theo drove 50 miles.

  2. Nancy drove \( \sqrt{2840} \) miles. To calculate this, we can take the square root: \[ \sqrt{2840} \approx 53.3 \text{ miles} \quad (\text{to one decimal place}) \]

  3. Mary's distance is mentioned but not specified in the information given. Since we don't have a numerical value for Mary's drive, we can't directly compare her distance to Theo's and Nancy's.

To determine the order of their drives from shortest to longest, we'll only use the distances we know:

  • Theo: 50 miles
  • Nancy: Approximately 53.3 miles

Assuming Mary drove more than both entries (which is common in these problems without loss of generalization), the possible order would then be:

  1. Theo (50 miles) - shortest
  2. Nancy (approximately 53.3 miles)
  3. Mary (unknown distance, but assumed to be longer than Nancy)

So the final line would read: The order of their drives from shortest to longest is Theo, Nancy, Mary.

If you have Mary's distance or any additional details, please provide them, and we can refine the order accordingly!