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To calculate the distance of S’s house to school
Answer to Problem 15SGR
1.5 miles
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The distance from S’s job to his house is three times the distance from his house to school
Distance from his job to school is six miles
Formula used:
None
Calculation: let the distance of S’s house to school be
Therefore, the distance between his job and his house is
Total distance between his job and school is 6
Therefore, total distance =
Substituting values and solving it further
Dividing both sides by four
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