SOLUTION: Runner 1 ran: 4/x
runner 2 ran: 5x
runner 3 ran: (2x+2)/x^2
How much more did runner 3 run than runner 1 and 2 combined? PLease Help!
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Question 815293: Runner 1 ran: 4/x
runner 2 ran: 5x
runner 3 ran: (2x+2)/x^2
How much more did runner 3 run than runner 1 and 2 combined? PLease Help!
Answer by jsmallt9(3758) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"1 and 2 combined" translates into "add runner 1's and runner 2's distances:
To add we must have the same denominator:
"much more did runner 3 run than runner 1 and 2 combined" translates into "subtract runner 3's distance minus ... runner 1 and 2 combined":
Again we need the same denominator to subtract:
Subtracting:
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