SOLUTION: A man walks at a pace of 3 miles per hour. After 2 hours he stops for a rest let t be time AFTER the rest when he continues on his walk. Let d be the TOAL distance traveled since h

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Question 192878: A man walks at a pace of 3 miles per hour. After 2 hours he stops for a rest let t be time AFTER the rest when he continues on his walk. Let d be the TOAL distance traveled since he stared. Write an equation linking d and t. Explain what you did to get your answer.
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A man walks at a pace of 3 miles per hour. After 2 hours he stops for a rest let t be time AFTER the rest when he continues on his walk. Let d be the TOAL distance traveled since he stared. Write an equation linking d and t. Explain what you did to get your answer.
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Walking DATA:
rate = 3 mph ; time = 2 hrs ; distance = rt = 6 miles
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rest
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walk for t hours: distance = 3t
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Equation:
Total distance = 6 + 3t
d = 6 + 3t
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Cheers,
Stan H.