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1) Alice is a truck driver who drives the same route every day for 5 days. On the

last day she takes a detour that adds 17.3 miles to her daily mileage. At the end
of the 5 days, Alice has driven 927.8 miles. How many miles does Alice drive on
her regular route when there is no detour?

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Answer:

Alice drives 168.26 miles daily and 841.3 miles per 5 days on her regular route when there is no detour.

Explanation:

First, we need to divide 927.8 miles by 5.

927.8 ÷ 5 = 185.56 is her daily mileage, including the detour.

Since her detour added 17.3 miles to her daily mileage, we need to subtract this from her current daily mileage.

185.56 - 17.3 = 168.26 is her daily mileage when there is no detour.

Now, in order to find her mileage for 5 days, we need to multiply this number by 5.

168.26 x 5 = 841.3

Therefore, Alice drives 168.26 miles daily and 841.3 miles per 5 days on her regular route when there is no detour.

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