SOLUTION: Suzanne jogs and walks to school each day. She averages 4km/h walking and 8km/h jogging. The distance from home to school is 6km, and she makes the trip in 1 hour. How far does she

Question 1033469: Suzanne jogs and walks to school each day. She averages 4km/h walking and 8km/h jogging. The distance from home to school is 6km, and she makes the trip in 1 hour. How far does she jog in a trip?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

            RATE     TIME     DISTANCE
WALK         4        w        4w
JOG          8        j        8j
TOTAL                 1         6

The simplest way to setup the data and solve for the variables is to assign them to the TIMES, allowing you to avoid first forming rational expressions in the data analysis. The question then asks for the value of .
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