SOLUTION: the iditarod sled dog race extends 1049 miles from anchorage to nome. if a musher is four times as far from anchorage as from nome, how many miles has the musher completed

Question 166554: the iditarod sled dog race extends 1049 miles from anchorage to nome. if a musher is four times as far from anchorage as from nome, how many miles has the musher completed
Answer by gonzo(654) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
musher is x miles from nome.
musher is 4x miles from anchorage.
4x + x = 5x = total distance = 1049 miles.
if 5x = 1049, then 4x = 4/5 * 1049 = 839.2 miles.
if 5x = 1049, then x = 1/5 * 1049 = 209.8 miles.
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musher has completed 839.2 miles and has 209.8 miles to go.
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