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: In April 2004, Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300 mile race. At one point, Weldon was 80 miles closer to the finish than the start. How far had Wheldon traveled at that point?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! In April 2004, Dan Wheldon won the Indy Japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300 mile race. At one point, Weldon was 80 miles closer to the finish than the start. How far had Wheldon traveled at that point?
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The time of the race seems to have no relevance to the question
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Let x = the miles from the start
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dist from start - 80 = dist from finish
x - 80 = 300 - x
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x + x = 300 + 80
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2x = 380
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x = 380/2
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x = 190 from the start
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Check: 190 from start, is 110 from finish, a difference of 80 mi
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