SOLUTION: A jogger begins her workout by jogging 7 miles to the park. She takes an alternate route home that takes an hour longer and is a total of 14 miles. Of she jogs at the same pace wha

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Question 1077421: A jogger begins her workout by jogging 7 miles to the park. She takes an alternate route home that takes an hour longer and is a total of 14 miles. Of she jogs at the same pace what is her speed?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A jogger begins her workout by jogging 7 miles to the park.
She takes an alternate route home that takes an hour longer and is a total of 14 miles.
If she jogs at the same pace what is her speed?
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let s = the jogging speed
:
Write a time equation; time = dist/speed
14 mi time - 7 mi time = 1 hr
- = 1
multiply equation by s
14 - 7 = 1s
s = 7 mph is her speed
;
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Confirm this find the actual time each way
14/7 = 2 hrs
7/7 = 1 hr
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dif: 1 hr

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
                 SPEED    TIME     DISTANCE
Short route        r        t        7
Longer route       r       t+1      14








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