Jennifer drove three times as far as David. Jennifer drove 48 more miles than David. How far did Jennifer drive?

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Oscarthecat · Answer 1 · 2019-02-28T05:57:14+0000

Let the distance covered by David be x miles

So Jennifer drives 3x miles

3x - x = 48

x = 48/2 = 24

David drives 24 miles.

Jennifer drives 24 × 3 = 72 miles.