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It took the Gibbons family 2 days to travel 925 miles to their vacation home. They traveled 75 miles more on the first day than on the second. How many miles did they travel each day?

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Final answer:

The Gibbons family traveled 500 miles on the first day and 425 miles on the second day to reach their vacation home.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve the problem we will let the number of miles traveled on the second day be x. Since they traveled 75 miles more on the first day, the first day's travel distance will be x + 75 miles. They traveled a total of 925 miles over the two days, so we can write the equation:

x + (x + 75) = 925

Solving for x gives us:

2x + 75 = 925

2x = 925 - 75

2x = 850

x = 850 / 2

x = 425

Therefore, the Gibbons family traveled 425 miles on the second day and 425 + 75 = 500 miles on the first day.

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