Phillip drove 1,096 miles in two days . He drove 240 miles more on the second day than he drove on the first day . How many miles did he drive each day ?
2007-08-05 00:08:22 · 5 answers · asked by happy k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
There's a little trick for these kinds of questions:
First, subtract how many more miles Phillip drove on the second day from the total miles.
1,096-240 = 856
Then, divide the difference by two.
856/2 = 428
428 is how many miles Phillip traveled on the first day.
To find how many miles he traveled on the second day, add 240 to 428.
240+428 = 668
So, on the first day Philip travled 428 miles, and on the second day, he traveled 668 miles.
To check if it is right, subtract 428 from 668 to see if it really is 240 miles more, and add 428 and 668 to see if it really adds up to 1,096 miles total.
2007-08-05 00:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by mkn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Total distance driven in 2 days = 1096 miles
Distance covered on day 1 = x miles
Distance covered on day 2 = y miles = x+240 miles
x+x+240 = 2x+240 = 1096 miles
2x = 1096 - 240 = 856 miles
x = 856/2 = 428 miles = distance covered on day 1
Distance covered on day 2 = x +240 miles = 428+240=668 miles
428+668=1096 miles
2007-08-05 07:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by varshanum1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy
Total distance 1096 miles
On 2nd day he drove 240 miles more so take away 240 from 1096
1096 - 240 = 856
Divide by 2 = 478
So 1st day = 478
2nd day = 478 + 240 = 718
718 + 478 = 1096
2007-08-05 07:50:41 · answer #3 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the first day he drove 428 and second he drove 668 all you do is setup the the equation n+n+240=1096 and solve
2007-08-05 07:18:19 · answer #4 · answered by CiaraWeino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
x = 1st day
x+ 240 = 2nd day
1096 = x +(x+240)
1096 = 2x+ 240
1096-240 = 2x
856 = 2x
428 = x = 1st day
428+240 = 668 = 2nd day.
2007-08-05 07:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋