Question

(PLEASE HELP ASAP)
A bus went 318km farther than a car. The car went one third as far as the bus. How far did each vehicle travel?
Choices for the cars distance, 147,151,159
(STEPS NEEDED)

Answer 1

Let b be the distance the bus went and c be the distance the car went.
"bus went 318km farther than a car"
b = c + 318 ------ (1)

"car went one third as far as the bus"
c = b / 3
multiply both sides by 3
3c = b ------ (2)

Solve for b and c using equations (1) and (2).

Answer 2

How would you do the first step?

Answer 3

Take b from (2) and put it in (1) and solve for c. Then solve for b.

Answer 4

So 3c =c +318? right