SOLUTION: In a given amount of time, Michael drove twice as far as Andrew. Altogether they drove 90 miles. Find the number of miles driven by each.
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Question 1076725: In a given amount of time, Michael drove twice as far as Andrew. Altogether they drove 90 miles. Find the number of miles driven by each.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = distance Andrew drove
= distance Michael drove
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and
The distance Andrew drove is 30 mi
The distance Michael drove is 60 mi
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