SOLUTION: Eduardo started biking to the park traveling 14 mph, after some time the bike got a flat so Eduardo walked the rest of the way, traveling 2 mph. If the total trip to the park took

Question 1129136: Eduardo started biking to the park traveling 14 mph, after some time the bike got a flat so Eduardo walked the rest of the way, traveling 2 mph. If the total trip to the park took 8 hours and it was 52 miles away, how long did Eduardo travel at each speed?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

                SPEED            TIME           DISTANCE

BIKE            14               8-x             14(8-x)

WALK             2               x                2x

TOTALS                           8                52

Bike for 3 hours, walk for 5 hours
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