SOLUTION: A man who can walk 4 miles per hour takes a walk into the country on a holiday. He is away for 6 hours. How far does he go if he return by bicycle at the average rate of 12 miles a
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Question 374175: A man who can walk 4 miles per hour takes a walk into the country on a holiday. He is away for 6 hours. How far does he go if he return by bicycle at the average rate of 12 miles an hour?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
walk 4mph
cycle 12 mph
let distance be x miles
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time taken walking = x/4
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time taken riding back = x/12
x/12+x/4 = 6
(x+3x)/12=6
4x=72
/4
x=18 miles.
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m.ananth@hotmail.ca
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