SOLUTION: George and Carmen went on a bicycle trip.they took a bus to their starting point, and then biked the rest. they traveled 200 kilo in total, and biked 40 more then they were bussed.

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Question 981854: George and Carmen went on a bicycle trip.they took a bus to their starting point, and then biked the rest. they traveled 200 kilo in total, and biked 40 more then they were bussed. x= kilometers by bike and y=kilometers traveled by bus. find how many kilometers they traveled by bike.
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BUS_____|_______y_______|_______y
BIKE____|_______x_______|_____y+40
Total___|______200______|______200


x%2By=200
%28y%2B40%29%2By=200
y%2B40%2By=200
2y%2B40=200
y%2B20=100
highlight%28y=80%29
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highlight%28x=120%29