document.write( "Question 52565: May rides her bike the same distance that Leah walks. May rides her bike 10 km per hour faster than Leah walks. If it takes May 1 hour and Leah 3 hours to travel that distance, how far does each travel. What is the formula? Please help I am stuck. \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #35095 by Nate(3500)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rate * Time = Distance \n" ); document.write( "Distance = Distance \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "May~> \n" ); document.write( "rate: 10 + p \n" ); document.write( "time = 1 \n" ); document.write( "Leah~> \n" ); document.write( "rate: p \n" ); document.write( "time: 3 \n" ); document.write( "(10 + p)(1) = (p)(3) \n" ); document.write( "10 + p = 3p \n" ); document.write( "10 = 2p \n" ); document.write( "5 = p \n" ); document.write( "Leah's rate is 5km per hour. It takes her three hours to walk the distance. \n" ); document.write( "Rate * Time = Distance \n" ); document.write( "5 * 3 = 15km \n" ); document.write( " |