document.write( "Question 1057508: Jim drove a total of 200 miles on a trip to visit his parents. The return route was 8 miles longer than the route he took on the way to his parents house. How many miles did Jim drive on the way to his parent’s house?
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Let x represent the length of the route on the initial leg of the journey.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The return trip, since it was 8 miles longer, can be represented by x + 8.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + (x + 8) = 200\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Collecting the x terms on the left side gives:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x + 8 = 200\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting 8 from both sides leaves:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x = 192\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dividing by 2 then leaves:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 96\r
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