SOLUTION: good morning, this is my questiion. Dave can hike on level ground 3 miles an hour faster that he can on uphill terrain.Yesterday, he hiked 27 miles spending 2 hours on level ground
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Question 1097143: good morning, this is my questiion. Dave can hike on level ground 3 miles an hour faster that he can on uphill terrain.Yesterday, he hiked 27 miles spending 2 hours on level ground and 5 hours on uphill terrain. find his average speed on level ground.
Thanks!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Average speed is ALWAYS:
[ distance traveled ] / [ time spent traveling ]
Let = his speed on uphill terrain
= his speed on level ground
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mi/hr
and
mi/hr
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His average speed on level ground was 6 mi/hr
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check:
OK
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