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Between 1497 and 1500 , Amerigo Vespucci embarked on two voyages to the New World. According to Vespucci's letters, the first voyage lasted 43 days longer than the second voyage, and the two voyages combined lasted a total of 1,003 days. How many days did the second voyage last?

  1. 460
  2. 480
  3. 520
  4. 540

hintHint:

such a question, we first assume a variable and then make an equation using the given condition and then solve them
Explanation:
  • We have given between 1497 and 1500, Amerigo Vespucci embarked on two voyages to the new world, The first voyages lasted  43 days longer than the second voyage, and the two voyages combined lasted a total 1003 of days.
  • We have to find the number of days the second voyage last.
  • We will use the given condition and then make an equation, using that equation we can easily find the number of days the second voyage lasted.

The correct answer is: 480


    Step 1 of 1:
    Let the number of days  2nd the voyage last be x
    So, According to the question 1st voyage would last for  x + 43 days.
    Now,
    The total number of days the two voyages combined last is 1003 days
    Mathematically, we can express it as
    x plus left parenthesis x plus 43 right parenthesis equals 1003
    Step 2 of :
    On further solving, we will get
    x plus left parenthesis x plus 43 right parenthesis equals 1003
    2 x equals 1003 minus 43
    2 x equals 960
    x equals 480     
    Therefore, the number of days the second voyage last is  480.
    Final answer:
    Hence, The number of days the second voyage last is 480.
    Ie, Option (B) is correct.

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