document.write( "Question 880936: suppose you have entered a 121-mile biathlon that consists of a run and bicycle race. During your run, your average velocity is 6 miles per hours, and during your bicycle race, your average velocity is 23 miles per hour. You finish the race in 6 hours. What is the distance of the run? What is the distance of the bicycle race? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #531816 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = the distance in miles for the run
\n" ); document.write( "\"+121+-+d+\" = the distance in miles for the bicycle race
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = the time in hrs for the run
\n" ); document.write( "\"+6+-+t+\" = the time in hrs for the bicycle race
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation for the run:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+6t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation for the bicycle race:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+121+-+d+=+23%2A%28+6+-+t+%29++\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+121+-+d+=+23%2A6+-+23t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+121+-+d+=+138+-+23t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+23t+-+d+=+138+-+121+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+23t+-+d+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+23t+-+6t+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+17t+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+t+=+1+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute this result back into (1)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+6t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+6%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+d+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+121+-+6+=+115+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The bicycle race is 115 mi
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+121+-+d+=+23%2A%28+6+-+t+%29++\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+121+-+6+=+23%2A%28+6+-+1+%29++\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+115+=+23%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+115+=+115+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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