SOLUTION: The Iditarod sled-dog race extends for 1049 mi from Anchorage to Nome. If a musher is twice as far from Anchorage as from Nome, how many miles has the musher traveled?

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Question 653640: The Iditarod sled-dog race extends for 1049 mi from Anchorage to Nome. If a musher is twice as far from Anchorage as from Nome, how many miles has the musher traveled?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = distance from where musher is to Nome
+1049+-+x+ = his distance to Anchorage
given:
+1049+-+x+=+2x+
+3x+=+1049+
+x+=+349.667+
+1049+-+349.667+=+699.333+
The musher has traveled 699 and 1/3 miles