document.write( "Question 1164424: Jim began a 206-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition. Unfortunately, his bicycle chain broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip took 6 hours. If Jim walks at a rate of 5 miles per hour and rides at 37 miles per hour, find the amount of time he spent on the bicycle. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jim began a 206-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition. Unfortunately, his bicycle chain broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip took 6 hours. If Jim walks at a rate of 5 miles per hour and rides at 37 miles per hour, find the amount of time he spent on the bicycle.
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Let time spent riding be T
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document.write( "Then time spent walking was, 6 - T
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document.write( "We then  get the following DISTANCE equation: 37T + 5(6 - T) = 206
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document.write( "37T + 30 - 5T = 206
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document.write( "37T - 5T = 206 - 30
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document.write( "32T = 176
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document.write( "Time spent riding, or  \n" );
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