Question

janet and lynn live 8 miles apart in opposite directions from their office. if lynn lives 1 mile less than twice as far from the office as janet does, how far does each live from the office?

Answer 1

x = Janet's distance to office
2x - 1 = Lynn's distance to office

x + 2x - 1 = 8
3x = 9
x = 3

x = 3 mi from Janet's house to office
2x - 1 = 5 miles Lynn's house to office