document.write( "Question 1029152: A biker decided to cover the distance of 120 km at a certain speed. However, he actually went 6 km/h slower so he arrived at his destination 1 hour later than he wanted to. What was the actual speed of the biker?
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document.write( "PS:If x is the actual speed of the biker, then what is the equation? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #644179 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( " RATE TIME DISTANCE\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Expected x t 120\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Actual x-6 t+1 120\r\n" ); document.write( "\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That arrangement of data is not exactly as you say you wanted, so according to your \"PS\", change the data table and assigning to THIS instead:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( " RATE TIME DISTANCE\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Expected x+6 t 120\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Actual x t+1 120\r\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "This new arrangement might or might not be a better one than the first one; but continuing this way, make a system of equations.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Begin to solve. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The system is not linear. Try to solve for one variable in terms of the other and substitute into the other equation.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You continue this until solved. \n" ); document.write( " |