document.write( "Question 716149: On a trip of 692 kilometers, two people drive,
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1 person driving the shortest distance would be equal to 'x'
\n" ); document.write( "the 2nd person drove twice as long as the first, equaling '2x'\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Together they traveled 692km. Together is the alternate word for 'sum'\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now after identifying the variables, we put it into equation forms:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+2x=692
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\n" ); document.write( "3x=692
\n" ); document.write( "DIVIDE BOTH SIDES BY 3 TO GET X ALONE
\n" ); document.write( "x=230.6666667
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The question asked you to find the \"longer distance\". x was the shortest. Plug your solution back into the variable terms we set in the beginning.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Longer distance driver drove 2x...461.33333km
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