Cindy walked 3 more miles

Question

Cindy walked 3 more miles than emily together they walk 15 miles how many miles did each of them walk.

Answer 1

Hi, Aliza.

Ok, Let's call X the distance Emily walked

Then, X + 3 is the distance Cindy walked.

Add their distances together and they walked 15 miles.

X + (X + 3) = 15

2X + 3 = 15

2X = 15 - 3

2X = 12

X = 6

So, Emily walked 6 miles

Cindy walked 6 + 3 = 9 miles