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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Mackenzie can bicycle 69 miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 27 miles. She can ride 7 mph faster than she can walk. How fast can she walk?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #468459 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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Mackenzie can bicycle 69miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 27miles. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69mil%2Fs=t\"...............\"s\"= speed when she bicycle\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27mil%2Fs%5B1%5D=t\"..............\"s%5B1%5D\"= speed when she\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since time is same, =>\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69miles%2Fs=27mil%2Fs%5B1%5D\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since she can ride \"7mph\" faster than she can walk, then speed \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=s%5B1%5D%2B7mph\".......plug it in equation above\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69mil%2F%28s%5B1%5D%2B7mil%2Fh%29=27mil%2Fs%5B1%5D\"....solve for \"s%5B1%5D\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69mil%2As%5B1%5D=27mil%28s%5B1%5D%2B7mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69mil%2As%5B1%5D=27mil%2As%5B1%5D%2B189%28mil%5E2%2Fh%29\"..cancel mil\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69%2As%5B1%5D-27%2As%5B1%5D=189%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"42s%5B1%5D=189%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B1%5D=%28189%2F42%29%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s%5B1%5D=4.5%28mil%2Fh%29\".......she walks with a speed of \"4.5%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=s%5B1%5D%2B7mph\"=>\"s=4.5%28mil%2Fh%29%2B7mil%2Fh\"=> \"s=11.5%28mil%2Fh%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let’s check is time same for given distances above:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"69mil%2Fs=t\"=>\"69mil%2F11.5%28mil%2Fh%29=t\"=>\"6h=t\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"27mil%2Fs%5B1%5D=t\"=> \"27mil%2F4.5%28mil%2Fh%29=t\"=>\"6h=t\"\r
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