SOLUTION: Kate runs twice as fast as she walks. On her way to school, she walks for twice the length of time as she runs. In this way she takes 20 minutes to get there. On her way home, she

Question 638504: Kate runs twice as fast as she walks. On her way to school, she walks for twice the length of time as she runs. In this way she takes 20 minutes to get there. On her way home, she runs for twice the length of time as she walks. How long does she take to get home?
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Kate runs twice as fast as she walks.
On her way to school, she walks for twice the length of time as she runs.Le
In this way she takes 20 minutes to get there.
On her way home, she runs for twice the length of time as she walks.
How long does she take to get home?
:
Let s = the walking speed
and
2s = the running speed
:
From the information given, we know she walked (20)min and ran (20)min
Using decimals, walked 13.33 min and ran 6.67 min
Find the distance; dist = time * speed
13.33s + 6.67(2s) = 26.67s is the distance one way
:
"On her way home, she runs for twice the length of time as she walks."
let t = time she walked going home
then
2t = time she ran going home
Another distance equation
st + 2s(2t) = 26.67s
st + 4st = 26.67s
Divide thru by s
t + 4t = 26.67
5t = 26.67
t =
t = 5 spent walking and 10 spend running
then total time to return
5 + 10 = 16 min to return home

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