SOLUTION: may rides her bike the same distance that Leah walks. may rides her bike 10 km/h faster than Leah walks. If it takes May 1 h and Leah 3 h to travel that distance, how fast does eac

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Question 102131: may rides her bike the same distance that Leah walks. may rides her bike 10 km/h faster than Leah walks. If it takes May 1 h and Leah 3 h to travel that distance, how fast does each travel?
Found 2 solutions by checkley75, Kalmetam:
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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1(x+10)=3x
x+10=3x
1x-3x=-10
-2x=-10
x=-10/-2
x=5 miles is the distance.
proof
1*15=3*5
15=15

Answer by Kalmetam(43) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
well lets see...
May= 1 hour
Leah= 3 hours
It seems that may goes three times faster than Leah but she is 10 km/h faster though... so let's start with a little chart starting from 1 to find out how much they each travel...
Leah__May__Answer
1____3_____No
2____6_____No
3____9_____No
4____12____No
5____15____Yes!
It looks like we found an answer!
May goes 15 km/h
Leah goes 5 km/h