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)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Equation for the run: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "Equation for the bicycle race: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "--------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "-------------- \n" ); document.write( "Substitute this result back into (1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( "and \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "The bicycle race is 115 mi \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |