document.write( "Question 395149: A horse chases a pony 3 hours after the pony runs. Horse takes 4 hours to reach the pony. If the average speed of the horse is 35 kmph, what s the average speed of the pony? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #280458 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A horse chases a pony 3 hours after the pony runs. Horse takes 4 hours to reach the pony. If the average speed of the horse is 35 kmph, what s the average speed of the pony? \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Horse DATA: \n" ); document.write( "rate = 35 km/h ; time = 4 hrs : distance = rt = 35*4 = 140 km \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Pony DATA: \n" ); document.write( "distance = 140 km ; time = 7 hrs \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "rate = distance/time = 140/7 = 20 kmh \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Pony average rate = 20 km/h \n" ); document.write( "================================ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |