SOLUTION: a jogger runs a distance at a speed of 8 miles per hour and returns the same distance running at a speed of 6 mph. find the total distance that the jogger ran if the total time run

Question 988641: a jogger runs a distance at a speed of 8 miles per hour and returns the same distance running at a speed of 6 mph. find the total distance that the jogger ran if the total time running was one hour forty five minutes.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a jogger runs a distance at a speed of 8 miles per hour and returns the same distance running at a speed of 6 mph. find the total distance that the jogger ran if the total time running was one hour forty five minutes.
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Avg speed of the round trip = 2*8*6/(8+6) = 96/14
= 48/7 mi/hr
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d = r*t = (48/7)*(7/4)
d = 12 miles

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