Question

Brenda drove three times as far as Jan. Brenda drove 24 miles more than Jan. How far did Jan drive?

Answer 1

build the equations and solve it.

Explanation:

let Brenda drive B miles and Jan drive J miles.
by first sentence : `B = 3J`
by 2nd sentence : `B = J+24`
so
`3J = J+24`
`2J = 24`
`J=12` miles