document.write( "Question 1044905: In a race the team walked a combined distance of 40500 metres.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Attempted it myself with 40500 = 3j + j + j - 500 + ((j - 500) / 2) however have not been able to get closer than a combined walk of 41050 metres. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "In a race the team walked a combined distance of 40500 metres.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Attempted it myself with 40500 = 3j + j + j - 500 + ((j - 500) / 2) however have not been able to get closer than a combined walk of 41050 metres.
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You're correct in the setup of your equation. However, I don't know why your sum is 41,050. I wish you would've shared more.
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document.write( "Anyway, assuming that j is the distance Jill walked, we start from here ======> 
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document.write( " ------ Combining like-terms
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document.write( "82,000 = 10j + j - 500 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 2
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document.write( "82,500 = 11j ------- Combining like-terms
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document.write( "j, or distance Jill walked =  = 
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