SOLUTION: A child is running on a moving sidewalk in an airport. When he runs against the sidewalk's motion, he travels 39ft in 13 seconds. When he runs with the sidewalk's motion, he travel
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Question 1031938: A child is running on a moving sidewalk in an airport. When he runs against the sidewalk's motion, he travels 39ft in 13 seconds. When he runs with the sidewalk's motion, he travels 65ft in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the child on a still sidewalk and what is the rate of a moving sidewalk? Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source):
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r= rate of child on a still sidewalk
w= walkway speed
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formula: distance = rate*time
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13(r-w) = 39
13(r+w) = 65
Divide all by 13 in order to simplify the equations:
r-w = 3
r+w = 5 Add both equations to eliminate one variable (-w cancels +w):
2r = 8
r = 4 This is the speed of the child. Now substitute to find w:
13(4-w) = 39
52-13w = 39
-13r = -13
w = 1 This is the speed of the sidewalk.
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With the sidewalk:
4+1=5; 5*13= 65 correct
Against the sidewalk:
4-1=3; 3*13=39 also correct
