SOLUTION: Three cities lie along a perfectly linear route: Springfield, Clarksville, and Allentown.  Molly lives in Springfield and works in Allentown.  She makes it to work using two gallon

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Question 1090530: Three cities lie along a perfectly linear route: Springfield, Clarksville, and Allentown.  Molly lives in Springfield and works in Allentown.  She makes it to work using two gallons of gas in her car.  Her friend Edgar lives in Allentown and works in Clarksville.  It takes Edgar one gallon of gas to get to work.  If Molly's car averages 26 miles per gallon, and Edgar's car averages 17 miles per gallon, about how far apart are Springfield and Clarksville?
Answer by ikleyn(52851) About Me  (Show Source):
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According to the condition, the distance from S to A is 26 miles per gallon * 2 gallons = 52 miles.


Also, the distance between C and A is 17 miles per gallon * 1 gallon = 17 miles.


Hence, the distance between S and A is 52 - 17 = 35 miles.


Answer. The distance under the question is 35 miles.