SOLUTION: I need some help with a word problem that I need to translate to an algebraic problem and solve Jackie either drives or bicycles from home to school. Her average speed when driv

Question 422304: I need some help with a word problem that I need to translate to an algebraic problem and solve
Jackie either drives or bicycles from home to school. Her average speed when driving is 36mph, and her average speed when bicycling is 12mph. If it takes her 1/2 hour less to drive to school, how long does take her to go to school, and how far is the school from her home?
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Jackie either drives or bicycles from home to school.
Her average speed when driving is 36mph, and her average speed when bicycling is 12mph.
If it takes her 1/2 hour less to drive to school, how long does take her to go
to school, and how far is the school from her home?
:
Let d = distance from home to school
:
Write a time equation; Time = dist/speed
:
Bike time - drive time = .5 hrs
- = .5
multiply by 36 to clear the denominators
36* - 36* = 36(.5)
Cancel the denominators
3d - d = 18
2d = 18
d = 9 mi is the distance
;
How long?
9/12 = 3/4 hr to bike
9/36 = 1/4 hr to drive
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differ: 1/2 hr
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