document.write( "Question 964581: Towns A, B and C are located along a straight highway. Town B is between A and C,and the distance from B to C is 17 miles more than the distance from A to B. If A and C are 95 miles apart, how far is it from town B to town C? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "BC=17+AB
\n" ); document.write( "AB+BC=AC=95
\n" ); document.write( "AB+17+AB=95
\n" ); document.write( "2AB=78
\n" ); document.write( "AB=39 miles
\n" ); document.write( "BC=56 miles.
\n" ); document.write( "The distance between B and C is 56 miles.
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