Somebody me ? ! if planet 1 is 31.3 million miles farther from the sun then planet 2 then planet 3 is 23.2 million miles farther from the sun then planet 1. when the totals of the distances for these three planets from the sun is 193.8 million miles, how far away from the sun is planet 2?

Let Planet 2 = X

Planet 1 = X + 31.3

Planet 3 = x +(31.3+23.2) = x + 54.5

Add the 3 distances together:

x + x +31.3 + x + 54.5 = 193.8

3x + 85.8 = 193.8

Subtract 85.8 from each side:

3x = 108

Divide both sides by 3:

x = 108 / 3

X = 36

Planet 2 = 36 million miles

Planet 1 = 36 + 31.3 = 67.3 million miles

Planet 3 = 36 + 54.5 = 90.5 million miles

36 + 67.3 + 90.5 = 193.8