SOLUTION: Solve using the five-step problem-solving process. You are traveling to your aunt's house that is 234 miles away. If you are currently twice as far from home as you are from you

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Question 206645: Solve using the five-step problem-solving process.
You are traveling to your aunt's house that is 234 miles away. If you are currently twice as far from home as you are from your aunt's, how far have you traveled? Round to the nearest tenth mile, if necessary.

Answer by Marth(57) About Me  (Show Source):
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let x = the distance from your current position to home (the distance you have traveled)
x%2F2 = the distance from your current position to your aunt's house


x%2Bx%2F2=234
1.5x=234
x=156mi