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-You are traveling to your aunt's house that is 240 miles away. If you are currently twice as far from home as you are from your aunt's, how far have you traveled?
A) $120.0 \mathrm{mi}$
B) $160 \mathrm{mi}$
C) $80 \mathrm{mi}$
D) $40.0 \mathrm{mi}$

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You have traveled 160 miles. If you are twice as far from home as from your aunt's, the distance from home is 2x and from your aunt's is x. Since the total distance is 240 miles, 2x + x = 240, solving for x gives 80 miles to your aunt's, meaning you've traveled 240 - 80 = 160 miles.

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-You Are Traveling to Your Aunt's House That Is $120.0 \mathrm{mi}$