Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

Jeremy and Jasmine are playing a game. They begin on the same space. Jasmine moves her pieces 6 spaces forward. Jeremy moves his piece 4 spaces forward. Then Jasmine draws a card telling her to move back 3 spaces. How many spaces apart are Jasmine and Jeremy’s pieces now?

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4

  5. 5
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Explanation

Jasmine moves 6 forward and 3 back, ending at space 3 (6 - 3 = 3). Jeremy moves 4 spaces forward, ending at space 4. The distance between them is the difference between their positions: 4 - 3 = 1 space.

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