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
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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)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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. \n" ); document.write( "Expression: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "2(2x+x)=(2x)(x) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "x=3 \n" ); document.write( "2(3)=6\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the walking rate was 3mph and the jogging rate was 6mph. \n" ); document.write( "Paul. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |