document.write( "Question 502157: On a trip of 661 kilometers, two people drive,with one driving 5 times as far as the other.Find the longer distance.Answer in units of kilometers \n" ); document.write( "

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If 1st driver goes $\"d\"$ km
\n" ); document.write( "2nd driver goes $\"+661+-+d+\"$ km
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+661+-+d+=+5d+\"$ km
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6d+=+661+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+110.167+\"$ km
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5d+=+550.833+\"$ km
\n" ); document.write( "The longer distance is 550.833 km \n" ); document.write( "

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