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if a boy jogs to school at 3 miles per hour and back at the speed of 5 miles per hour and he was gone for 1 hour how many miles did he job round trip Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! if a boy jogs to school at 3 miles per hour and back at the speed of 5 miles per hour and he was gone for 1 hour how many miles did he job round trip
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Applying the distance formula:
d = rt
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Let x = time jogging at 3mph
then
1-x = time jogging at 5 mph
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3x = 5(1-x)
3x = 5-5x
8x = 5
x = 5/8 hour (time jogging at 3mph)
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time jogging at 5mph:
1-x = 1-5/8 = 8/8-5/8 = 3/8 hour
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Total distance:
3(5/8) + 5(3/8)
= 15/8 + 15/8
= 30/8
= 15/4
= 3 and 3/4 miles
