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Question

A cyclist has 4 miles left to go for every mile he has already completed in a 40-mile race. Write an equation for the total distance, letting "m" stand for the distance he has left to cycle.

Answer 1

40 mile race

 

m is distance left

 

m/4 = distance already completed

 

m + m/4 = 40   equation for total distance of race

Answer 2

40 - m represents the miles already completed

 

(40 - m)4 = m