SOLUTION: Andrew walked a certain distance, and then ran twice as far as he walked. He then caught a bus for the last 2 km. If he travelled a total of 32 km, find how far Andrew walked an

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Question 1110120: Andrew walked a certain distance, and then ran twice as far as he walked.
He then caught a bus for the last 2 km. If he travelled a total of 32 km,
find how far Andrew walked and ran.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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Andrew walked a certain distance,
He walked x km.
and then ran twice as far as he walked.
So he ran 2x km
He then caught a bus for the last 2 km.
That's 2 more km

So altogether he traveled x km + 2x km + 2 km
If he travelled a total of 32 km,
Therefore

x km + 2x km + 2 km = 32 km

         x + 2x + 2 = 32

        1x + 2x + 2 = 32
find how far Andrew walked and ran.
You finish.

Edwin