SOLUTION: On a trip of 661 kilometers, two people drive,with one driving 5 times as far as the other.Find the longer distance.Answer in units of kilometers
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Question 502157: On a trip of 661 kilometers, two people drive,with one driving 5 times as far as the other.Find the longer distance.Answer in units of kilometers
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 1st driver goes km
2nd driver goes km
given:
km
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km
km
The longer distance is 550.833 km
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