SOLUTION: Three friends drove west into Illinois. Kyle drove half as far as jamaal. Conner drove 4 times as far as Kyle. Altogether they drove 357 miles. How far did each drive?

Question 673393: Three friends drove west into Illinois. Kyle drove half as far as jamaal. Conner drove 4 times as far as Kyle. Altogether they drove 357 miles. How far did each drive?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three friends drove west into Illinois. Kyle drove half as far as jamaal. Conner drove 4 times as far as Kyle. Altogether they drove 357 miles. How far did each drive?
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Assume Jamaal drove "2x" miles
Then Connor drove "8x" miles
And Kyle drove "x" miles
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Equation:
x + 2x 8x = 357
x = 32.45 (Kyle"s distance)
2x = 64.9 (Jamaaal's distance)
8x = 259.64 miles (Connor's distance)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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