Over the weekend, Juan bicycled 49 miles. On Sunday he rode 10 miles more than one-half of his distance on Saturday. Find the number of miles he rode each day.
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Then on Sunday, he rode (1/2)x + 10 miles. The total distance he rode over the weekend is 49 miles. So we can write the equation: x + (1/2)x + 10 = 49 Now, let's solve for x: (3/2)x = 39 x = 26 So Juan rode 26 miles on Saturday. Now let's find the distance he Show more…
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