document.write( "Question 157186: A long-distance runner can run 6 mph downhill, but her speed is cut to 2 mph when she encounters a hill. If she runs the 6 miles uphill and 6 miles downhill, what is her average speed?\r
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D=RT
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\n" ); document.write( "T=6/6
\n" ); document.write( "T=1 HOUR FOR THE DOWN HILL RUN.
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\n" ); document.write( "T=3 HOURS FOR THE UPHILL RUN.
\n" ); document.write( "12=R*(3+1)
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\n" ); document.write( "R=12/4
\n" ); document.write( "R=3 MPH IS THE AVERAGE SPEED.
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