document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=302989>Question 302989</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a trip Joes drove 25 miles more than half the number of miles Rita drove. Together they drove 340 miles. How many miles did Joes drive? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #217181 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=217181\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let Rita drive x miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 x = x/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "joes drove x/2 + 25 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x/2 +25 = 340\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x +25 = 340\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x = 340-25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5x=315\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=315/1.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=210 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rita drove 210 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Joes drove 130 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ananth </SPAN>\n" );
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