document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=50419>Question 50419</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0395461405/algebrahomeworkh>Algebra Structure and Method</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bus went 318km farther than a car. The car went one third as far as the bus. How far did each vehicle travel?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Choices for the car's distance: 147, 151, 159 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #33613 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=seawind><B>seawind(8)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=seawind><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=33613\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = the distance that bus traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/3*x=x-318            x-318 is the distance that car traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3*x=318               477-318=159km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=318*3/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=159*3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=477<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the distance that bus traveled is 477km,the distance that car traveled is 159km.  \r<BR>\n" );
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