document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191727>Question 1191727</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom and Jerry each walk 10 km. The speed of Tom is 1.5 times that of Jerry’s speed. Tom reaches the destination 1.5hrs before Jerry. Then Jerry’s speed is equal to (in km/hr)? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Tom's speed is 1.5 = 3/2 times Jerry's, and the distances they walk are the same, the time Tom takes is 2/3 the time Jerry takes.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So let 2x and 3x be the numbers of hours it takes Tom and Jerry, respectively, to walk the 10km.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their times is then x; but we are told that difference is 1.5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Tom's time for the 10km walk is 2x = 3 hours and Jerry's time is 3x = 4.5 hours.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And then Jerry's speed is 10/4.5 = 20/9 km/hr.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 20/9 km/hr<br><BR>\n" );
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