We use absolute value to find distances in the real world. suppose you travel 10 miles north to the grocery store, then 6 miles south to the post office. from there, you travel 8 miles north to the nearest bank. what is the total distance you have traveled? a. 4 miles b. 8 miles c. 12 miles d. 24 miles

option a is correct.

step-by-step explanation:

scale factor: it is used to find proportional measurements.

proportions means having the same ratio.

scale factor is the ratio of the model measurement to the actual measurement in a simplest form.

or we can say that the ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures

if the scale factor is more than 1, then it is an enlargement,

if the scale factor less than 1, then it is a reduction.

given the two geometric figure:

by definition of proportions, we have