SOLUTION: 1. You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for
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Question 192844: 1. You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for how long did you walk? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You jog at a speed of 6 miles per hour for 20 minutes, and you walk at a speed of 4 miles per hour for t minutes. If your combined jogging and walking distance is 3 miles, for how long did you walk?
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Jogging DATA:
rate = 6 mph ; time = 1/3 hr ; distance = tr = 2 miles
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Walking DATA:
rate = 4 mph : time = t/60 hr ; distance = tr = t/15 miles
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Equation:
miles + miles = 3 miles
2 miles + t/15 = 3
t/15 = 1
t = 15 minutes
t = (1/4) hour
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