document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880116>Question 880116</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Blaise rode hi bike to him friend elroy's house, which was 15 miles away. After he had been riding for half an hour, he got a flat tire. He walked his bike the rest of the way. The total trip took him 3 hours. if his walking rate was one-fourth as fast as his riding rate, how fast did he ride? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " After he had been riding for half an hour, he got a flat tire.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " He walked his bike the rest of the way.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The total trip took him 3 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " if his walking rate was one-fourth as fast as his riding rate, how fast did he ride?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let w = his walking speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4w = his riding speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the information given we know that he rode for .5 hrs, therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He walked 2.5 hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write a distance equation; dist = time * speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "walk dist + ride dist = 15 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5w + .5(4w) = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5w + 2w = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.5w = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 15/4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 3<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph his walking speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.333 * 4 = 13<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph, his riding speed<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this out, find how far he biked and how far he walked<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5 * 13.333 = 6.67 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5 * 3.333 = 8.33 mi<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total dist: 15.00 mi<BR>\n" );
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