document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=335790>Question 335790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> driving from town A to town D, you pass thru town B then town C.  town A to town B is 10 miles farther than from town B to town C.  town B to town C is 10 miles farther than from town C to town D. if town A is 390 miles from town D, how many mile is town A to town B??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A-------B-------C-------D<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".-------------------------.=390<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "390/3=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer is 140 mi; just can't explain or show method; could you help? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #240805 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=240805\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  driving from town A to town D, you pass thru town B then town C.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "town A to town B is 10 miles farther than from town B to town C. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "town B to town C is 10 miles farther than from town C to town D. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if town A is 390 miles from town D, how many mile is town A to town B?? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A-------B-------C-------D<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".-------------------------.=390<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let dist. from B to C be \"x\" miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then dist. from A to B is \"x+10\" miles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And dist. from C to D is \"x -10\" miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10 + x + x-10 = 390<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 390<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 130 miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A to B = x+10 = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B to C = x = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C to D = x-10 = 120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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