SOLUTION: Jim began 248 ​-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition.​ Unfortunately, his bicycle chain​ broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip

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Question 1193147: Jim began 248 ​-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition.​ Unfortunately, his bicycle chain​ broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip took 8 hours. If Jim walks at a rate of 5 miles per hour and rides at 37 miles per​ hour, find the amount of time he spent on the bicycle.

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Jim began 248 ​-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition.​ Unfortunately, his bicycle chain​ broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip took 8 hours. If Jim walks at a rate of 5 miles per hour and rides at 37 miles per​ hour, find the amount of time he spent on the bicycle.
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t = hours biking
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37t + 5*(8-t) = 248