Problema Solution
daphne has 3 days to drive 932.4 miles she wants to have completed about 75% of the drive by the start of day 3
which of the following is the closest to the distance she should drive on each of the first two days
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Let 'x' represent the distance Daphne drives on day 1 and then day 2. She wants to have driven 75% before the 3rd day. The percentage 75% is the decimal 0.75, hence the distance she wants to drive on the 3rd day is (1-0.75)*932.4. The distance driven on each of the first two days:
932.4=2x+(1-0.75)932.4
x=349.65
So each of the first two days Daphne should drive approximately 350 miles.