SOLUTION: You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for ho

Question 244225: You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you
walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined
jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for how long did you walk?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you
walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined
jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for how long did you walk?
Be sure to convert from minutes to hours
20 minutes =1/3 hour
r*t=d
6*1/3=2
3miles total -2 miles jogged =1 mile walked
r*t=d
4*t=1
t=1/4 hour or 15 minutes walked
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