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George and Carmen went to a bicycle trip. They took a bus to their starting point, and then biked the rest. They traveled 300 kilometer in total, and they biked 70 kilometers more then they were bussed. Let x = kilometers traveled by bike and y = kilometers traveled by bus find how many kilometers they traveled by bike.

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The total traveled is 300 Kilometers. X+Y= 300, X=Y+70.

2Y+70=300

300-70 = 230

230/2 = 115.

115+70=185

Y=115 X=185
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