Solve the Problem. -Two Cars Leave an Intersection. One Car Travels North; the Travels

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Two cars leave an intersection. One car travels north; the other east. When the car traveling north had gone 9 mi, the distance between the cars was 3 mi more than the distance traveled by the car heading east. How
Far had the east bound car traveled?

A) 12 mi
B) 15 mi
C) 9 mi
D) 18 mi