SOLUTION: On Monday, you run on a treadmill for 1/2 hour at x miles per hour. On Tuesday, you walk the same distance on the treadmill, at 2 miles per hour slower, and it takes you 3/4 hours.

Question 935807: On Monday, you run on a treadmill for 1/2 hour at x miles per hour. On Tuesday, you walk the same distance on the treadmill, at 2 miles per hour slower, and it takes you 3/4 hours. How many miles did you run on the treadmill on Monday?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
________________rate___________time_____________distance
MONDAY___________x_____________1/2______________x(1/2)
TUESDAY_________x-2___________3/4_____________(x-2)(3/4)

"the same distance"

(?), yes, you have , and use that equation to solve for x, which allows you to evaluate rates for Monday, AND Tuesday, and the distances for those days.

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