document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1076900>Question 1076900</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On average, Sherry can travel four times as fast on cross-country skis as she can with snowshoes. To travel 24 km, she needs 6 h more if she is snowshoeing than if she is skiing. What is her average speed on crosscountry skis? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #691510 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=691510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let n be Sherry's rate on snowshoes. Then her rate on skis is 4n. So:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/n - 6=24/4n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96-24n=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sherry can travel 3km/h on snowshoes; and 12 km/h on skis. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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