SOLUTION: After walking a distance of 6 miles at a certain rate, a man decided to increase his rate per hour by 1 mile and walked 5 miles farther. Had he walked the entire distance of 11 mil
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Question 909780: After walking a distance of 6 miles at a certain rate, a man decided to increase his rate per hour by 1 mile and walked 5 miles farther. Had he walked the entire distance of 11 miles at his former rate, his time would have been 15 minutes longer. Find his former rate.
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After walking a distance of 6 miles at a certain rate, a man decided to increase his rate per hour by 1 mile and walked 5 miles farther. Had he walked the entire distance of 11 miles at his former rate, his time would have been 15 minutes longer. Find his former rate.
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let x=former rate
x+1=increased rate
15 min=1/4 hr
travel time=distance/rate
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lcd:x(x+1)
5x+5-5x=(x^2+x)/4
20x+20-20x=x^2+x
x^2+x-20=0
(x+5)(x-4)=0
x=4
x+1=5
former rate=4 mph
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