SOLUTION: You can Jog at speed of 8 miles per hour, and run at speed of 12 miles per hour. If you traveled 6 miles in 40 minutes, find the amount of time you jogged as well as the amount of

Question 898578: You can Jog at speed of 8 miles per hour, and run at speed of 12 miles per hour. If you traveled 6 miles in 40 minutes, find the amount of time you jogged as well as the amount of time you ran.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not as complicated as you think:

Let x = jogging time in hours
Let y = running time in hours

_______________speed_________time________distance
JOG_____________8_____________x__________8x
RUN____________12_____________y__________12y
totals_______________________2/3__________6

You should now know what to do.... two linear equations in two unknown variables.
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