document.write( "Question 26263: Can anyone help me with a word problem that I am stuck on? I need to put it into an equation and solve it. It is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "As part of an exercise regiment, you walk 2 miles on an indoor track. Then you jog at twice your walking speed for another 2 miles. If the total time spent walking and jogging is 1 hour, find the walking and jogging rates. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #14118 by Paul(988)\"\" \"About 
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Walking speed is xmph
\n" ); document.write( "Jogging sppeed is 2xmph
\n" ); document.write( "Total distance for jogging is 2miles.
\n" ); document.write( "TOtal distance for walking is 2 miles.
\n" ); document.write( "And total SUM of these two gives the time to be 1 hour.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F2x%2B2%2Fx=1%282x%29%28x%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "2(2x+x)=(2x)(x)
\n" ); document.write( "\"2%283x%29=2x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"6x=2x%5E2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%5E2-6x=0%2Cx\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-3x=0%2Cx\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28-%28-3%29%2B-sqrt%28%28-3%29%5E2-4%2A1%2A0%29%29%29%2F%282%2A1%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%283%2B-sqrt%289%29%29%2F2\" REMOVE \"-\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%283%2B3%29%2F2\"
\n" ); document.write( "x=3
\n" ); document.write( "2(3)=6\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the walking rate was 3mph and the jogging rate was 6mph.
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