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Josh is hiking Glacier National Park. He has now hiked a total of 17km, and is 2km short of being 1/2 of the way done with his hike. Write an equation to determine the total length in kilometers (h) of Josh's hike. Find the total length of Josh's hike

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17 + 2 = 19 km is 1/2 of the total length, that is,

19 = (1/2)h

(1/2)h = 19 multiply both sides by 2

h = 2*19

h = 38 km

The total length in kilometers is 38 km
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