document.write( "Question 122184: shelby walked for awhile at 4 mph and then jogged the rest of the way at 8 mph. If she covered 56 miles in 10 hours how far did she walk, and how far did she jog?..any help would be GREAT! : ) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #89684 by rajagopalan(174)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Jogging hours = x \n" ); document.write( "Walking hours = 10-x \n" ); document.write( "Jogging distance = speeedxtime=8x \n" ); document.write( "Walking distance=4(10-x) \n" ); document.write( "Total distance=8x+4(10-x)=56 \n" ); document.write( "8x+4(10-x)=56 \n" ); document.write( "8x+40-4x=56 \n" ); document.write( "8x-4x=56-40 \n" ); document.write( "4x=16 \n" ); document.write( "x=4 \n" ); document.write( "Jog hours =4 \n" ); document.write( "Walk hours =6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Verify\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jog dist =4*8=32 \n" ); document.write( "Walk dist =6*4=24 \n" ); document.write( "Total = 56 miles \n" ); document.write( "okay \n" ); document.write( "good day \n" ); document.write( " |