SOLUTION: On a trip to Seattle Sammy's family is driving 60 mph the total distance is X miles and they have 27 miles left to go write any equation to represent the distance D Sammy's famil

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Question 1076406: On a trip to Seattle Sammy's family is driving 60 mph the total distance is X miles and they have 27 miles left to go write any equation to represent the distance D Sammy's family has already traveled . I have no idea what that X and the Y is on this and yeah and I need to find out The equation to solve it but I don't know what it is and I need help because I didn't pay attention in class and now I'm lost I need help thanks
Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, josgarithmetic:
Answer by jorel1380(3719)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the total distance is X miles, and they have 27 miles left to go, then the distance they have already traveled is X-27. So D=X-27. The time it took them to drive this distance is X-27/60. ☺☺☺☺
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X, distance for the trip
27, distance in miles still remaining to be traveled
D, distance in miles already driven





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The travel speed is not important in this problem, and no time quantity is given nor mentioned. There is enough information for how much time "left to go". If you are interested in that, then and then , or 27 MINUTES.
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