Problema Solution
Two road crews are paving a straight section of highway. The first crew is responsible for paving the eastbound lanes, and the second crew is responsible for paving the westbound lanes. The first crew has already paved 50 miles and is paving 2 additional miles per day. The second crew has already paved 40 miles and is paving 4 additional miles per day. After how many days will the two crews have paved the same amount of road?
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Let 'x' represent the number of days.
50 + 2x = 40 + 4x
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x = 5 days
After 5 days the two crews will pave the same amount of road.