SOLUTION: what atre the steps to solving this: The Smiths drove a total of 540 miles in 2 days. They drove twice as far on Tuesday as they did on Monday. How many miles did they drive on M

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Question 152728: what atre the steps to solving this: The Smiths drove a total of 540 miles in 2 days. They drove twice as far on Tuesday as they did on Monday. How many miles did they drive on Monday? on Tuesday? N + Nx2 = 540
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have the correct equation, but you can also write it as n%2B2n=540



n%2B2n=540 Start with the given equation.


3n=540 Combine like terms on the left side.


n=%28540%29%2F%283%29 Divide both sides by 3 to isolate n.


n=180 Reduce.


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So the answer is n=180 which means that they drove 180 miles on Monday and 360 miles (since 2*180=360) on Tuesday