On a coordinate grid, a grocery store is located at (3,0) and the hardware store is located at (4,3). if the pharmacy is the midpoint between the grocery store and the hardware store, what is the approximate distance from the hardware store to the pharmacy? (note: 1 unit equals 1 mile)
a) 1.5 miles
b)1.58 miles
c)3.16 miles
d)3.5 miles
e)3.81 miles

B) 1.58 miles. This is because the coordinates (3,0) and (4,3) can be connected to create a right triangle, with side lengths of 1 and 3. Using the Pythagorean theorem, we can determine that the hypotenuse has a distance of 3.16 miles. Because the pharmacy is at the midpoint of this hypotenuse, we can divide the length by 2 and determine the distance from the hardware store to the pharmacy as 1.58 miles.