document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=421150>Question 421150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John lives twice as far from school as Mona does. If the total distance that John and Mona travel every school dayis 8.7 km . how far from school does John live? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #294140 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=294140\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=distance from school that Mona lives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2x=distance from school that John lives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now here we make an assumption:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John and Mona travel to school AND back home each day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x)+2(2x)=8.7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4x=8.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=8.7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1.45 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=2.90 km----------------distance from school that John lives\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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