SOLUTION: pete bob and carl take turns driving on a 485 mile trip such that carl drive 4 time as far as pete and bob drives 19 mile less than pete. how far each person drove

Question 623753: pete bob and carl take turns driving on a 485 mile trip such that carl drive 4 time as far as pete and bob drives 19 mile less than pete. how far each person drove
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pete bob and carl take turns driving on a 485 mile trip such that carl drive 4 time as far as pete and bob drives 19 mile less than pete. how far each person drove
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let x=miles pete drove
4x=miles carl drove
x-19=miles bob drove
..
x+4x+x-19=485
6x=485+19=504
x=84
4x=336
x-19=65
..
miles pete drove=84
miles carl drove=336
miles bob drove=65

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