document.write( "Question 932114: On the first day, I cycled 1/2 of the distance. On day 2, I cycled one half of the remaining distance. On day 3, I cycled three quarters of the remaining distance. On day 4, I cycled 10 miles.\r
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document.write( "On day 5 I cycled 2/3 of the remaining distance and on the final day I cycled the remaining 5 miles.
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document.write( "How far is it to my Grandmothers house?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #566066 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! On the first day, I cycled 1/2 of the distance. \n" ); document.write( " On day 2, I cycled one half of the remaining distance. \n" ); document.write( " On day 3, I cycled three quarters of the remaining distance. \n" ); document.write( " On day 4, I cycled 10 miles. \n" ); document.write( " On day 5 I cycled 2/3 of the remaining distance and \n" ); document.write( " on the final day I cycled the remaining 5 miles. \n" ); document.write( "How far is it to my Grandmothers house? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Let d = distance to Grandma's house \n" ); document.write( "End of day 1: \n" ); document.write( "End of day 2: \n" ); document.write( "End of day 3: \n" ); document.write( "End of day 4: \n" ); document.write( "End of day 5: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides by 48 \n" ); document.write( "d = 16(25) \n" ); document.write( "d = 400 miles to grandma's house \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |