Problema Solution

Jessica lives in a city and Anastasia lives in another city . their houses are 68 miles apart and equidistant from a restaurant they meet at to have lunch. the restaurant is 15x +5 from Jessica house and 10x +14 from Anastasia house . find the value of x

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15x + 5 = 10x + 14

5x = 9

x = 9/5

x = 1.8