SOLUTION: Jane can run 5 kilometers in the same amount of time that Larry can run 6 kilometers, If Larry can run 1 kilometer per hour faster than Jane, how fast can Larry run?
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Question 1096117: Jane can run 5 kilometers in the same amount of time that Larry can run 6 kilometers, If Larry can run 1 kilometer per hour faster than Jane, how fast can Larry run? Found 2 solutions by jorel1380, MathTherapy:Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let n be Jane's speed. Then, Larry would be n+1. So:
5/n=6/n+1
6n=5n+5
1n=5
n=5
Jane runs 5 kph; Larry runs 6 kph.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jane can run 5 kilometers in the same amount of time that Larry can run 6 kilometers, If Larry can run 1 kilometer per hour faster than Jane, how fast can Larry run?
The question asks for LARRY'S speed, so NO NEED TO make the variable anything other than Larry's speed
Let Larry's speed be S
Then Jane's is: S - 1
We then get the following TIME equation:
Solve this for S, Larry's speed. That's all!!!
