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Question 177797: PLeaseeeeeeee helpppppppppp !!!!!!!
Jean is walking to his grand mothers house. He walked 1km and half of the distance that is left.If he still has to cover 1/3 of the Initial distance and 1km , what distance did he walk to go to his grand mothers house ?
GOD help me !!!!!!!!!!
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well I am not God, but he has used me on occasion
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lets call D the total distance
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1+(1/2)D+(1/3)D+1=D...all these interval lengths together make up the distance
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2+(3/6)D+(2/6)D=D..(made fraction like terms so we could add them
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2+(5/6)D=D....combined fractional terms
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(1/6)D=2......subtracted 5/6D from both sides
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highlight%28D=12%29km......(multiplied both sides by 6)