SOLUTION: Solve,show work to help me understand Mike said, "last week i ran 15 miles farther than bill." pete said "last week i ran one mile less than 3 times as far as bill" If mike and

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Question 362691: Solve,show work to help me understand
Mike said, "last week i ran 15 miles farther than bill." pete said "last week i ran one mile less than 3 times as far as bill" If mike and pete ran the same distance, how far did bill run?
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Mike said, "last week i ran 15 miles farther than bill." pete said "last week i ran one mile less than 3 times as far as bill" If mike and pete ran the same distance, how far did bill run?
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Equations:
m = b + 15
p = 3b -1
m = p
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Equation:
b + 15 = 3b -1
2b = 16
b = 8 miles (distance bill ran)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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