Question

You are traveling to your mother’s house that is 234 miles away. If you are currently twice as far from your home as you are from your mother’s house, how far have you traveled? Round your answer to the nearest tenth mile

Answer 1

Let distance from mother house =x
then, distance traveled by me (i.e distance from my home)= 2x

x + 2x = 234 [According to question]

3x= 234
=> x = 234/3= 78

distance traveled by me = 2* 78 = 156 miles

Answer 2

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Answer 3

let x - distance from your house
then 2x would be the distance from your mother's house (since you are twice as far from your mother's house)
The total distance is 234 miles which is the sum of the distance from your house and the distance from your mothers house.
So:
x + 2x = 234
3x = 234
x = 234/3