SOLUTION: Jill, Leon and Emily participated in a bike race. Jill biked the first half at 6 miles per hour and the second half at 12 miles per hour. Leon biked the first third at 12 miles p

Question 257714: Jill, Leon and Emily participated in a bike race. Jill biked the first half at 6 miles per hour and the second half at 12 miles per hour. Leon biked the first third at 12 miles per hour, then dropped down to 8 miles per hour for the 2nd third and finished the last third at 7 miles per hour. Emily paced out the entire race at 8.5 miles per hour. Who finished first? And explain how you solved the problem.
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Jill, Leon and Emily participated in a bike race.
Jill biked the first half at 6 miles per hour and the second half at 12 miles per hour.
Leon biked the first third at 12 miles per hour, then dropped down to 8 miles per hour for the 2nd third and finished the last third at 7 miles per hour.
Emily paced out the entire race at 8.5 miles per hour.
Who finished first? And explain how you solved the problem.
:
Choose a convenient distance for the race, 24 mi has lots of factors
:
Write a time equation for each Time = dist/speed, who took the least time?
J
+ = 3 hrs
:
L
+ + = 2.81 hrs
:
E
= 2.82 hrs
:
Looks like Leon won by whisker
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