Question

A driver travels 120 miles, stops, and then travels ¼ of the distance she has already driven. After stopping again, the driver travels ⅔ of the distance she has already traveled. Now, the entire distance she has driven is 55 miles more than 1 ⅔ of the remaining trip. How many miles does the driver still have to travel?

Answer 1

Let x be the number of miles the driver still has to travel.

The driver traveled 120 + 120/4 + 120/42/3 = 120 + 30 + 40 = 190 miles.

So the remaining distance is x + 190 = 55 + 1 2/3 * x

Multiplying both sides by 3/2 gives 3/2x + 3/2190 = 3/255 + 3/2*x + x

This simplifies to x = 190.

Therefore, the driver still has to travel 190 miles.