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Ms. Gadgets car broke down on the turnpike. Acme Towing charged $30 plus $3 per mile to tow the car. If Ms. Gadget paid $162, how far was the car towed?

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it is 54.3333333333333 no need to thank me
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the equation would be 30+3m=162 then you solve the problem.
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