document.write( "Question 1121786: If Dan drove 3 times as far as Rick, and Dan drove 24 more miles than Rick, how far did Rick drive?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #737769 by ikleyn(52835) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "From the condition, you have these two equations\r\n" );
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document.write( "D = 3R        (1)     (\"Dan drove 3 times as far as Rick\")\r\n" );
document.write( "D = R + 24    (2)     (\"Dan drove 24 more miles than Rick\")\r\n" );
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document.write( "From eq(1), substitute  D = 3R  into eq(2), replacing D.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You will get a single equation for the unknown R:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3R = R + 24.\r\n" );
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