SOLUTION: A long distance foot race known as a marathon covers a course of about 26.2mi. In 1984, the first time women competed in the marathon in the Olympic Games, the ‘race was won by Joa

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Question 156622: A long distance foot race known as a marathon covers a course of about 26.2mi. In 1984, the first time women competed in the marathon in the Olympic Games, the ‘race was won by Joan Benoit of the US. At one point, she was three x as far from the end of the course as she was from the starting point. How many miles had she run at that time?
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At one point, she was three x as far from the end of the course as she was from the starting point. How many miles had she run at that time?
:
Let x = no. of miles ran
then
3x = no. of miles to go
;
x + 3x = 26.2
:
4x = 26.2
x = 26.2%2F4
x = 6.55 mi