SOLUTION: If you go on a road trip of 210 miles in the mountains and 8/15 of the trip is downhill, how many miles of the trip are not downhill? Reduce to the lowest term

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Question 981476: If you go on a road trip of 210 miles in the mountains and 8/15 of the trip is downhill, how many miles of the trip are not downhill? Reduce to the lowest term
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 8/15 is downhill, 7/15 is not downhill.
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(7/15)(210 miles)=1470/15 miles=98 miles