the difference between a number and seventeen is ten

Question

a shuttle service taking skiers to a ski resort charges $10.00 per person each way. Four skiers are debating whether to take the shuttle bus or rent a car for $41.00 plus $0.25 per mile. Assuming that the skiers will share the cost of the car and that they want the least expensive method of transport, find how far away the ski area is if they choose the shuttle service

Answer 1

An herbalist has 24 oz of herbs costing $1.95 per ounce. How many ounces of herbs costing $1.00 per ounce should be mixed with the 24 oz to produce a mixture costing 1.456 per ounce

Answer 2

x-17=10

x=27

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