Question

Yuri drove his car to the train station and then traveled six times as far by train to get to work. He traveled a total of 42 miles to work. How far did he drive?

Answer
5 miles

6 miles

7 miles

8 miles

Answer 1

x+6x=42

Answer 2

solve for x

Answer 3

Yuri drove his car to the train station and then traveled six times as far by train to get to work. He traveled a total of 42 miles to work. How far did he drive?

3x=42
x= 7 miles (right?)

NO, 7x = 42
x = 6
(distance to train station plus 6 times that distance is a total of 7 times the distance he drove)