Mr. And Mrs. Patton and their daughter Carolyn own three cars. Carolyn drives 10 miles per week farther with her car than her father does with his. Mr. Patton drives twice as many miles per week as Mrs. Patton. If their total mileage per week is 160 miles, how many miles per does each drive?
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Answer:
Let's say Mr. Patton = x, Mrs. Patton = y, and Carolyn = zNow just rewrite it as an equation with the given information.
x + y + z = 160
z = x + 10
x = 2y
Mr. Patton would drive 60 miles, Mrs. Patton would drive 30, and Carolyn would drive 70.
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