SOLUTION: Please help me solve this problem below. If only I knew how to set it up then I would understand. If you go on a road trip of 210 miles in the mountains and one half of the tri

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Question 497112: Please help me solve this problem below. If only I knew how to set it up then I would understand.
If you go on a road trip of 210 miles in the mountains and one half of the trip is downhill, how many miles of the trip are not downhill?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Please help me solve this problem below. If only I knew how to set it up then I would understand.
If you go on a road trip of 210 miles in the mountains and one half of the trip is downhill, how many miles of the trip are not downhill?
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Equation:
uphill + downhill = 210
uphill + (1/2)210 = 210
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uphill + 105 = 210
uphill = 210-105
uphill = 105 miles
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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