document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994397>Question 994397</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman can bicycle 92 miles in the same time as it takes her to walk 20 miles. She can ride 9 mph faster than she can walk. How fast can she walk?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using r as your variable to represent the rate at which she walks, write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be used to solve this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What's the equation needed to solve this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many mph does she walk? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using r as your variable to represent the rate at which she walks, write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be used to solve this problem. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What's the equation needed to solve this problem? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How many mph does she walk? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Biking DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist = 92 miles ; rate = x+9 mph ; time = d/r = 92/(x+9) hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Walking DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dist = 20 miles ; rate = x mph ; time = d/r = 20/x hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time = time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92/(x+9) = 20/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "92x = 20(x+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "92x = 20x + 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72x = 180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2.5 mph (walking)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9 = 11.5 mph (biking)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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