document.write( "Question 397878: A man can run 3 kilometers faster than he walks. It takes him 4 hours to run 30 kilometers. How long would it take him to walk the same distance? \n" ); document.write( "
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: A man can run 3 kilometers faster than he walks.
\n" ); document.write( " It takes him 4 hours to run 30 kilometers. How long would it take him to walk the same distance?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let w = his walking speed
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "(w+3) = his running speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Therefore: (s+3) = \"30%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "4(w+3) = 30
\n" ); document.write( "4w + 12 = 30
\n" ); document.write( "4w = 30 - 12
\n" ); document.write( "w = \"18%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "w = 4.5 km/hr is his walking speed
\n" ); document.write( "therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "\"30%2F4.5\" = 6\"2%2F3\" hrs to walk it
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