Question

A car and a truck leave the park at the same time, heading in opposite directions. when they are 350 miles apart, the car has gone 70 miles further than the truck. How far has the car traveled?

Can someone please help me I am horrible in word problems

Answer 1

make a sketch
Draw a line showing the car going one way ending at A, and the truck going the other way ending at B.
So you know AB = 350
let the distance gone by the car be x miles, then
the distance gone by the truck must be 350-x miles

but the car has gone 70 miles more,
x - (350-x) = 70
x - 350 + x = 70
2x=420
x = 210

state the conclusion