SOLUTION: the iditarod sled dog race extends 1049 mi. to nome from anchorage. if a musher is four times as far from anchorage as from nome,how many miles has the musher completed?

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Question 336312: the iditarod sled dog race extends 1049 mi. to nome from anchorage. if a musher is four times as far from anchorage as from nome,how many miles has the musher completed?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+4X=1,049
5X=1,049
X=1,049/5
X=209.8 MILES FROM NOME.
1,049-209.8=839.2 MILES TO GO.