SOLUTION: If a person flew 4/5's the way, drove a 1/6 of the way and walked the last 5 miles, how far did they go?

SOLUTION: If a person flew 4/5's the way, drove a 1/6 of the way and walked the last 5 miles, how far did they go?

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Question 766091: If a person flew 4/5's the way, drove a 1/6 of the way and walked the last 5 miles, how far did they go?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The whole distance was some variable, D.

Lowest Denominator is 5*6=30 so multiply left and right by 30.

subtract 29D from both sides.

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