document.write( "Question 1049159: In May 2010, Scott Dixon won the
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document.write( "Road Runner Turbo 300 with a time of 01:50:43.1410
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document.write( "for the 300-mi race. At one point, Dixon was 20 mi
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document.write( "closer to the finish than to the start. How far had Dixon
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document.write( "traveled at that point? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #664736 by jorel555(1290)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If the race was 300 miles, it's midway point would be at 150 miles. So: \n" ); document.write( "150+n-20=150-n \n" ); document.write( "2n=20 \n" ); document.write( "n=10 \n" ); document.write( "When Dixon had gone 160 miles, he was only 140 away from the finish, which would be 20 closer than where he started. ☺☺☺☺ \n" ); document.write( " |