Aaron, Sarah and Neil travel a distance of 54.25 miles on a road trip. Neil drives the car for the greatest distance. Of the remaining distance, Sarah drives 18.4 miles, while Aaron drives one-third of the remaining distance. Which equation can be used to determine the distance Neil drives, x?

Question

Aaron, Sarah and Neil travel a distance of 54.25 miles on a road trip. Neil drives the car for the greatest distance. Of the remaining distance, Sarah drives 18.4 miles, while Aaron drives one-third of the remaining distance.  Which equation can be used to determine the distance Neil drives, x?

mathmale · Answer

You might begin by representing the distance Neil drives by x, the distance Aaron drives by 'a' and the distance Neil drives by 'n'.  What is the sum of these three distances?

You'll need 3 equations in the 3 unknowns 'x', 'a' and 'n' to solve for these three variables.

mathmale · Answer

Experiment with writing the necessary equations.  Unfortunately, I need to get off the 'Net for the time being.