SOLUTION: Over the weekend, Mario bicycled 72 miles. On Sunday he rode 7 miles more than two-thirds of his distance on Saturday. Find the number of miles he rode each day.

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Let x represent amount road on Sat

x + (2x/3 + 7) = 72

  5x/3 = 65

   5x = 195

    x = 39 , mi on Sat, Sun was  33