SOLUTION: a surveyor traveled 32 miles by canoe and then hiked 4 miles. the rate by boat was four times the rate on foot if the time spent walking was 1h less than the time spent canoeing, f
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Question 1103050: a surveyor traveled 32 miles by canoe and then hiked 4 miles. the rate by boat was four times the rate on foot if the time spent walking was 1h less than the time spent canoeing, find the amount of time spent traveling by canoe Answer by josgarithmetic(39799) (Show Source):
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A surveyor traveled 32 miles by canoe and then hiked 4 miles.
The rate by boat was four times the rate on foot.
If the time spent walking was 1 hour less than the time spent canoeing,
find the amount of time spent traveling by canoe.
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SPEED TIME DISTANCES
CANOE 4r 32/(4r) 32
HIKE r 4/r 4
DIFFERENCE 1
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