There are four cities: Capital City, Little Village, Mytown, and Yourtown. The distance from Capital City to Little Village is $5$ miles. The distance from Capital City to Mytown is $2$ miles. The distance from Mytown to Yourtown is $3$ miles. The distance from Little Village to Yourtown is $4$ miles. Find the distance from Capital City to Yourtown, in miles.
Mytown 2 Capital City 1 Yourtown 4 Little Village
Capital City - Yourtown = 1 mile
There are four cities: Capital City, Little Village, Mytown, and Yourtown. The distance from Capital City to Little Village is $5$ miles. The distance from Capital City to Mytown is $2$ miles. The distance from Mytown to Yourtown is $3$ miles. The distance from Little Village to Yourtown is $4$ miles. Find the distance from Capital City to Yourtown, in miles.
It could work like this. Let each x represent one mile.
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