SOLUTION: In April 2004, Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300 mile race. At one point, Weldon was 80 miles closer to the finish than the start. How far

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: In April 2004, Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300 mile race. At one point, Weldon was 80 miles closer to the finish than the start. How far had Wheldon traveled at that point? This question is from textbook

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In April 2004, Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300 mile race. At one point, Weldon was 80 miles closer to the finish than the start. How far had Wheldon traveled at that point?
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The time of the race seems to have no relevance to the question
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Let x = the miles from the start
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dist from start - 80 = dist from finish
x - 80 = 300 - x
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x + x = 300 + 80
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2x = 380
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x = 380/2
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x = 190 from the start
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Check: 190 from start, is 110 from finish, a difference of 80 mi
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