document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=220016>Question 220016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A car gets 18 MPG in city driving and 24 MPG in highway driving.  The car is driven 465 miles on 23 gallons of gasoline.  How may miles were driven in the city and how many miles were driven on the highway? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "miles + miles = miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x + 24(23-x) = 465 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18x + 24*23 - 24x = 465<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x = 465-24*23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-6x = -87<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 14.5 gallons<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "highway distance = 24(23-14.5) = 204 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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