SOLUTION: Running at a speed 15km/h it takes you 10min to get to the railway station. At what speed do you have to ride a bicycle in order to reach your train in 6min.?

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Question 1088752: Running at a speed 15km/h it takes you 10min to get to the railway station. At what speed do you have to ride a bicycle in order to reach your train in 6min.?

Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, Boreal:
Answer by ikleyn(52777) About Me  (Show Source):
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This are two different things: to get the station and to reach your train.



Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
distance=velocity*time
same distance, different times and velocities
15Km/h*(1/6)h=2.5 km
x km/h*(1/10)h=2.5
multiply both sides by 10
x km/h=25 km/h