document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34251>Question 34251</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jenny, Katy and Bob walked 375 miles total in a walk-a-thon to raise money for the Children's Special Olympics. Jenny walked two-thirds the miles that Bob walked. Katy walked 5 more miles than Bob. How many miles did each of them walk?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #20541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><B>mukhopadhyay(490)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mukhopadhyay><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=20541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Bob walked x miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jenny walked 2x/3 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Katy walked x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total distance waked by all = 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x + 2x/3 + (x+5) = 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 2x + 2x/3 + 5 = 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> (6x + 2x + 15)/3 = 375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 8x + 15 = 375*3 = 1125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 8x = 1110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = 1110/8 = 555/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bob walked 555/4 miles, Jenny walked 555/6, and Katy walked 575/4 miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verification: 555/4 + 555/6 + 575/4 = 565/2 + 555/6=(1695+555)/6 = 2250/6 = 375 </SPAN>\n" );
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