document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=574272>Question 574272</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please, need help with this problem. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ted walked for 30 minutes and biked for 60 minutes. He bikes four times faster than he walks. If the total distance travaled is 9 miles, then what was his walking speed in miles per hour </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Walk DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 1/2 hr ; rate = x mph ; distance = rt = (1/2)x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bike DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = 1 hr ; rate = 4x mph ; distance = 4x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "walk dist + bike dist = 9 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/2 + 4x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5x = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 mph (walking speed)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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