When a car travels from place A to place B, it reaches 16 km beyond the midpoint, which is exactly 60% of the whole journey. How many kilometers does the car have to travel to get there?
Solution 1: Let the distance between Party A and Party B be x kilometers: 2/3x= 1/2x+60, and the solution is x=360.
Solution 2: The distance from A to B:16÷ (3/5-1/2) =160 (km).
The car still has to run:160× (1-3/5) = 64 (km).
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