SOLUTION: Darryl rode his bike m miles from his house to his friend’s house. He rode a different route home that was 1 mile less than 2 times as far as his first route. Darryl rode a total o

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Question 422187: Darryl rode his bike m miles from his house to his friend’s house. He rode a different route home that was 1 mile less than 2 times as far as his first route. Darryl rode a total of 5 miles roundtrip. Which equation models this situation?
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Darryl rode his bike m miles from his house to his friend’s house.
He rode a different route home that was 1 mile less than 2 times as far as his first route.
Darryl rode a total of 5 miles roundtrip.
Which equation models this situation?
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Equation:
m + 2x-1 = 5 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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