SOLUTION: Mr. Pillot always rides his bicycle to work, and he begims his ride at the same time every day. If he averages 10 miles per hour, he arrives at work 2 minutes late, but, if he aver
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Question 977296: Mr. Pillot always rides his bicycle to work, and he begims his ride at the same time every day. If he averages 10 miles per hour, he arrives at work 2 minutes late, but, if he averages 15 miles per hour, he arrives 1 minute early. Express your answer as a decimal How many miles does Mr. Pillot ride to work? Express answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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Mr. Pillot always rides his bicycle to work, and he begims his ride at the same time every day. If he averages 10 miles per hour, he arrives at work 2 minutes late, but, if he averages 15 miles per hour, he arrives 1 minute early. Express your answer as a decimal How many miles does Mr. Pillot ride to work? Express answer as a decimal to the nearest tenth.
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The distance is constant.
d = r*t
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d = r*t --> t = d/r
If he averages 10 miles per hour, he arrives at work 2 minutes late
t+2 = d/10
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if he averages 15 miles per hour, he arrives 1 minute early
t-1 = d/15
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t+2 = d/10
t-1 = d/15
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10t + 20 = d
15t - 15 = d
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10t + 20 = 15d - 15
5d = 35
d = 7 miles
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