Problema Solution
On a trip of 3,600 miles, a missionary went 8 times as far by place as by car. How far did the missionary go by plane and car? What is the equation?
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let
p = the miles the missionary went by plane
c = the miles the missionary went by car
on a trip of 3,600 miles, a missionary went 8 times as far by place as by car
p + c = 3600
p = 8c
by solving the above system of equations we find
p = 3,200 mi
c = 400 mi
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the missionary traveled 3200 miles by plane and 400 miles by car.