SOLUTION: the chungs went on vacation and used a total of 435 gal of gas. they used 30 gal more than 2 times as much gas to get to their destination as to get home. How much gas did they us
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Question 307016: the chungs went on vacation and used a total of 435 gal of gas. they used 30 gal more than 2 times as much gas to get to their destination as to get home. How much gas did they use to get home? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the chungs went on vacation and used a total of 435 gal of gas. they used 30 gal more than 2 times as much gas to get to their destination as to get home. How much gas did they use to get home?
let them use x gallons to go home
To teach the destination they used 2x+30 gallons
Total used = 430 gallons
2x+30 = 430
2x=400
x=100 gallons was used to go home
