document.write( "Question 1164102: Jamill walks a distance that is 1/4 more than Jacob. Jacob uses 1/10 more time than Jamill. What is the ratio of the speeds of Jamill and Jacob? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #788392 by ikleyn(52776) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
\n" ); document.write( "

\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Let Jamill's distance be d and Jamill's time be t.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Let Jacob's distance be x  and Jacob's time be y.\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Then  d = x + x/4 = ,  and  y = .\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "It implies  x = .\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Then Jamill's speed is  ,  while the Jacob' speed is   =  =  = .\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "\r\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the ratio of the Jamill' speed to that of Jacob is   = .    ANSWER\r\n" );
document.write( "

\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solved.\r
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );