document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549469>Question 549469</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob and Jill went on a bike trip. They took a bus to their starting point and then biked the rest.  They traveled 300 kilometers, and they biked 70 kilometers more than they were bussed.  Let x=kilometers traveled by bike and y=kilometers traveled by bus. How many kilometers traveled by bike?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357836 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357836\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> They traveled a total of 300km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+y=300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They biked 70 more km than they bused<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=y+70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub in y+70 for b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+70+y=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y+70=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 70 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=230<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=115<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sub in 115 for b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=115+70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=185 </SPAN>\n" );
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