document.write( "Question 1201027: Dr. Dixit joggged a total of 6000 yards in three nights. If each night he increased his distance 440 yard, how far did he jog on the first night? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the distance he jogged on the SECOND night.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then on the first nigh he jogged x-440 yards,\r\n" );
document.write( "while on the third night he jogged x+440 yards.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In total,  (x-440) + x + (x+440) = 6000,  which gives\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = 6000,  x = 6000/3 = 2000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "On the first night, he jogged 2000-440 = 1560 yards.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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