SOLUTION: Paula ran to Hugo in 6 hours, while Busking walked the same distance in 72 hours. How fast did Paula run if her speed was 11 kilometers per hour faster than Busking's? How far wa

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Question 1202546: Paula ran to Hugo in 6 hours, while Busking walked the same distance in 72 hours. How fast did Paula run if her speed was 11 kilometers per hour faster than Busking's? How far was it to Hugo?
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630)   (Show Source):
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SPEED TIME DISTANCE Paula to Hugo d/6 6 d Busking d/72 72 d DIFFERENCE 11

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Answer by ikleyn(52884)   (Show Source):
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Paula ran to Hugo in 6 hours, while Busking walked the same distance in 72 hours.
(a) How fast did Paula run if her speed was 11 kilometers per hour faster than Busking's?
(b) How far was it to Hugo?
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Let x be the rate of Paula, in kilometers per hour. Then the Busking rate is (x-11) km/h. The distance is the same; therefore, we can write a distance equation 6x = 72(x-11) kilometers. Simplify and find the Paula's rate running 6x = 72x - 72*11 72*11 = 72x - 6x 72*11 = 66x Divide both sides by 11 72 = 6x Divide both sides by 6 12 = x. Thus, the Paula's rate running is 12 km/h. It is the answer to question (a). The distance to Hugo is (the Paula's time * the Paula's rate) = 6*12 = 72 kilometers. It is the answer to question (b).

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Answer by greenestamps(13209)   (Show Source):
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The ratio of the times is 6:72 = 1:12. Since the distances are the same, the ratio of the speeds is 12:1. Using that ratio of speeds,

Let x = Busking's speed
Then 12x = Paula's speed

Paula's speed was 11 km/h faster than Busking's:

12x - x = 11
11x = 11
x = 1

ANSWERS:

Paula's speed was 12x = 12 km/h
The distance to Hugo was (12 km/h)*(6h) = 72 km