Answer:
distance from Irvington to Newark
.= 3 Miles
Step-by-step explanation:
distance from Irvington to Newark.= X
distance from Gillette, New Jersey, to Irvington, New Jersey,= y
Y= 1+4x
total distance from Gillette to Newark
= z
Z= 6x-2
But total distance = x+y
Total distance= x+1+4x
Total distance= 1+5x
1 +5x= 6x-2
1+2= 6x-5x
3= x
distance from Irvington to Newark.= X
distance from Irvington to Newark
.= 3 Miles
distance from Gillette, New Jersey, to Irvington, New Jersey,= 1+4x
distance from Gillette, New Jersey, to Irvington, New Jersey,= 1+4(3)
distance from Gillette, New Jersey, to Irvington, New Jersey,= 1+12
distance from Gillette, New Jersey, to Irvington, New Jersey,= 13 miles
Total distance= 1+5x
Total distance= 1+5(3)
Total distance= 16 miles
