SOLUTION: given this word problem; You and a friend decide to meet at a park. You travel 2 miles further to get to the park than your friend.Tree times the distance you travel is 12 miles. H

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Question 215389: given this word problem; You and a friend decide to meet at a park. You travel 2 miles further to get to the park than your friend.Tree times the distance you travel is 12 miles. How far did your friend travel to get to the park. Need to make equation and solve.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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You and a friend decide to meet at a park.
You travel 2 miles further to get to the park than your friend.
Let your distance be "x+2"
Then you friend's distance is "x".
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Three times the distance you travel is 12 miles.
Equation:
3(x+2) = 12 miles
x+2 = 4
x = 2 miles
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How far did your friend travel to get to the park.
Friend's distance: x = 2 miles
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