SOLUTION: Travis rode his bike 53 miles during a vacation. If he rode 23 miles on the first day and then an equal number of miles on each of the remaining 6 days, how many miles did he ride

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Question 839189: Travis rode his bike 53 miles during a vacation. If he rode 23 miles on the first day and then an equal number of miles on each of the remaining 6 days, how many miles did he ride each day on the remaining days?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the number of miles he
rode on each of the remaining 6 days
+23+%2B+6x+=+53+
+6x+=+30+
+x+=+5+
He rode 5 miles on each of the remaining 6 days