SOLUTION: 2 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UNKNOWNS or SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UKNOWNS A jogger runs a given distance and then catches a ride back to his home by car. if the round trip

Question 1122285: 2 LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UNKNOWNS or SIMULTANEOUS LINEAR EQUATIONS IN 2 UKNOWNS
A jogger runs a given distance and then catches a ride back to his home by car. if the round trip of 10 miles takes one hour, the car travels at 40 miles per hour, and he jogs at 5 miles per hour. How long did the jugger run?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

                SPEED          TIME        DISTANCE
JOG               5             x            5x              
CAR              40             1-x         40(1-x)
Total                           1            10

Solve the distance sum equation .
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