SOLUTION: It took the Gibbons family 2 days to travel 925 miles to their vacation home. They traveled 75 miles more on the first day than on the second. How many miles did they travel each d

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Question 157776This question is from textbook Integrated Algebra 1
: It took the Gibbons family 2 days to travel 925 miles to their vacation home. They traveled 75 miles more on the first day than on the second. How many miles did they travel each day? This question is from textbook Integrated Algebra 1

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+x+75=925
2x=925-75
2x=850
x=850/2
x=425 miles the second day.
425+75=500 for the first day.
Proof
400+525=925
925=925