document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=709530>Question 709530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three friends are carpooling from city A to city B.  Tyrone drives first and goes one fourth of the way.  Lisa then takes over, driving two thirds of the remaining distance.  John must drive the rest of the way.  If the total distance between the cities is 432 miles, then how far does John drive?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How is this calculated? Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #436691 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vheroli><B>vheroli(126)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vheroli><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=vheroli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=436691\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tyrone gets 1/4 of the way so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "432/4=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "432-108=324<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is 324 miles left when Lisa takes over the 2/3 of the way:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324*(2/3)= 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "324-216=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We are left with 108 miles. Therefore John drive 108 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: 108miles </SPAN>\n" );
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