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1 July, 18:46

Eileen drove for 85 minutes. This is 21 more minutes than one third the number of minutes Ethan drove. How do I put this into an equation?

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  1. 1 July, 20:04
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    So let's start out by labeling Ethan as X

    Since 85 is 1/3 of what Ethan drove, that means Ethan drove 3 times of 85.

    85 = (3x) - 21

    85 - 21 = 3x

    60=3x

    20 = x
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