1. Kevin ran 4 miles more than Steve ran. The sum of their distances is 26 miles. How far did Steve run? The domain of the solution is {0, 4, 11, 22}.
a. Define your variable.
b. Write algebraic expressions for the distances each person ran.
c. Write an equation that can help you solve the problem.
d. Solve the equation.

Question

1.	Kevin ran 4 miles more than Steve ran. The sum of their distances is 26 miles. How far did Steve run? The domain of the solution is {0, 4, 11, 22}.
a.	Define your variable.
b.	Write algebraic expressions for the distances each person ran.
c.	Write an equation that can help you solve the problem.
d.	Solve the equation.

anonymous · Answer

a) lets call $x$ the number of miles steve ran (since this is what you are looking for)

anonymous · Answer

13

anonymous · Answer

then 
b) the number of miles kevin ran is 4 more, so $x+4$

anonymous · Answer

c) the total number of miles was 26, so 
$$x+x+4=26$$ or 
$$2x+4=26$$

anonymous · Answer

d) i will let you solve the equation for your self in two steps
subtract 4, divide by 2

anonymous · Answer

its 11 @satellite73