SOLUTION: Marcus and Neil travel 25 miles to school. Marcus lives twice the distance from school that Neil does. How many miles does each student travel to school

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Question 759736: Marcus and Neil travel 25 miles to school. Marcus lives twice the distance from school that Neil does. How many miles does each student travel to school
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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Neil's distance = x
Marcus' distance = 2x
x + 2x = 25miles
3x = 25 miles
x = 8 1/3 miles
Neil's distance = 8 1/3(8.3333)miles
Marcus' distance = 16 2/3 (16.6666) miles
Hope this helps.
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