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( "
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Rate * Time = Distance
\n" ); document.write( "Distance = Distance
\n" ); document.write( "\"p\" is going to be defined as Leah's rate
\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
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