SOLUTION: solve: in april 2004, dan wheldon won the indly japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300-mi race. at one point, wheldon was 80 mi closer to the finish than the start. how

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Question 310088: solve: in april 2004, dan wheldon won the indly japan 300 with a time of 1:49:48.2611 for the 300-mi race. at one point, wheldon was 80 mi closer to the finish than the start. how far had wheldon traveled at that point?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+(x+80)=300
2x+80=300
2x=300-80
2x=220
x=220/2
x=110 miles from the end.
300-110=190 miles from the start.