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Is Diego right ? and how the answer is got

Is Diego right ? and how the answer is got-example-1
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16x - 3 + 5x + 2 = 72
21x - 1 = 72
21x = 72+1
21x = 73
x = 73/21
x ≈ 3.48

Distance from Diego's house to the restaurant:
16x - 3 = 16 * 3.48 - 3 ≈ 52.6 miles

Distance from Anya's house to the restaurant:
5x + 2 = 5 * 3.48 + 2 ≈ 19.4 miles

52.6 ≠ 19.4 ⇒ Diego was wrong.
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