SOLUTION: On a trip of 692 kilometers, two people drive,
with one driving 2 times as far as the other.
Find the longer distance.
Answer in units of kilometers
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Question 716149: On a trip of 692 kilometers, two people drive,
with one driving 2 times as far as the other.
Find the longer distance.
Answer in units of kilometers
Answer by jndarrell(58) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 person driving the shortest distance would be equal to 'x'
the 2nd person drove twice as long as the first, equaling '2x'
Together they traveled 692km. Together is the alternate word for 'sum'
Now after identifying the variables, we put it into equation forms:
x+2x=692
SIMPLIFY
3x=692
DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 3 TO GET X ALONE
x=230.6666667
(Check your instructions for guidance on rounding)
The question asked you to find the "longer distance". x was the shortest. Plug your solution back into the variable terms we set in the beginning.
Longer distance driver drove 2x...461.33333km
DON'T FORGET YOUR UNITS!!
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