SOLUTION: Tom Farrell is training for another Olympic Medal. To do so, Tom swims 2 miles at a certain speed and then increases his pace by 2 mph and continues for another 12 miles. If Tom�s

Question 1127551: Tom Farrell is training for another Olympic Medal. To do so, Tom swims 2 miles at a certain speed and then increases his pace by 2 mph and continues for another 12 miles. If Tom�s workout lasted 4 hours, how fast was he swimming on each leg of the swim?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

          SPEED      TIME         DISTANCE

SLOW         r         2/r            2     

FAST        r+2       12/(r+2)        12

Total                 4

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Slow speed was 2 mph and faster speed was 4 mph.
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