Let:
x = Distance traveled by Jan
y = Distance traveled by Sara
z = Distance traveled by maya
Jan Sara and maya ran a total of 64 miles last week, so:
[tex]x+y+z=64_{\text{ }}(1)[/tex]Jan and maya ran the same amount and Sarah 8 miles less then maya. therefore:
[tex]\begin{gathered} x=z_{\text{ }}(2) \\ y=z-8_{\text{ }}(3) \end{gathered}[/tex]Replace (2) and (3) into (1):
[tex]\begin{gathered} z+z-8+z=64 \\ 3z=64+8 \\ 3z=72 \\ z=24mi \end{gathered}[/tex]Replace z into (2):
[tex]\begin{gathered} y=24-8 \\ y=16mi \end{gathered}[/tex]Sara ran 16 mi