SOLUTION: what atre the steps to solving this: The Smiths drove a total of 540 miles in 2 days. They drove twice as far on Tuesday as they did on Monday. How many miles did they drive on M
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Question 152728: what atre the steps to solving this: The Smiths drove a total of 540 miles in 2 days. They drove twice as far on Tuesday as they did on Monday. How many miles did they drive on Monday? on Tuesday? N + Nx2 = 540
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You have the correct equation, but you can also write it as
Start with the given equation.
Combine like terms on the left side.
Divide both sides by to isolate .
Reduce.
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Answer:
So the answer is which means that they drove 180 miles on Monday and 360 miles (since 2*180=360) on Tuesday
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