document.write( "Question 1044293: Last week Pedro and Julio walked 17 miles together. Julio walked 1 mile less than 2 times the distance Pedro walked. How many miles did each boy walk \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #659558 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = miles that Pedro walked
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\n" ); document.write( "I guess the 1st sentence means that you add the
\n" ); document.write( "miles each walked and the total is $\"+17+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The miles that Julio walked is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+-+1+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+2x+-+1+=+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+=+18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+6+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+-+1+=+2%2A6+-+1+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+-+1+=+11+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Pedro walked 6 miles
\n" ); document.write( "Julio walked 11 miles \n" ); document.write( "

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