Step 1 Determine the question

The main thing that empowers you when you re attempting a math word problem is determining the question. You wade through all that information and wonder what in the world you re going to do with everything. So, find the question, and you ll have more direction. The question is usually at the end of the problem description. 

In this problem, the question is, indeed, at the end. How far did Shelly walk The only unit mentioned is miles — because they re 17 miles apart — so your answer should be something like Shelly walked miles.  

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