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Stage 8 - Q10 - 6 marks
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Use \(5\text{ miles}\approx8\text{ km}\). A route has two legs. The first is twice as long as the second. The first is recorded in miles and the second in kilometres. The two displayed numbers add to 45. Find both physical distances in kilometres.

Hint

Convert the first leg’s physical distance to its displayed unit before forming the equation.

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