document.write( "Question 1071710: A boat can travel 3 times the distance that a car can travel 5 times the distance with ten gallons of gasoline. if the distance travel is know to be 1680 miles, how far can the boat travel
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A boat can travel 3 times the distance while a car can travel 5 times the distance with ten gallons of gasoline.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x = the multiplier
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\n" ); document.write( "3x = the distance traveled by boat
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\n" ); document.write( "5x = the distance traveled by car
\n" ); document.write( "Assume the total distance of both is 1680 mi
\n" ); document.write( "3x + 5x = 1680
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 1680
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1680/8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 210 is the multiplier
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\n" ); document.write( "3(210) = 630 mi the distance traveled by the boat on 10 gal of gas
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\n" ); document.write( "Check by finding the distance the car can travel
\n" ); document.write( "5(210) = 1050 mi traveled by the car
\n" ); document.write( "total: 1050 + 630 = 1680 \n" ); document.write( "

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