Newtown is 522 km west of Jamesburg. Pottsville is 356 km east of Jamesburg and 928 east of Mayfield. How far and in what direction is Newton from Mayfield?

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Answer 1

All 3 towns lie in a straight line and it looks like you are learning about integers.

draw a number line marking it off in 100's
put Jamesburg (J) at 0
Newtown (N) is west of J by 522 so , -522 , go 522 to the left
P is east of J by 356 so, +356
but Pottsville (P) is also 928 east of Mayfield (M)
or M is 928 west of P
That would put M at -50

(count the distances on your number line)
Mayfield is 50 km to the west of Newtown.