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Question 133300: an accountant rides a bus part of the way to work every day and walks the rest of the way. the bus averages 35mph, and the accountant walks at a speed of 6mph. the distance from home to work is 22 mi, and the total time for the trip is 3hrs. find how far the accountant walks. Answer by vleith(2983) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Given: total distance 22 miles, total time 3 hours. Part of the trip is made at 35mph, the remainder at 6mph.
Let t be the time spent walking. Then the time on the bus is
The DistanceWalking is given by ==>
The DistanceRiding is given by
Distance = DistanceWalking + DistanceRiding
t = 2.862 hours
Check your answer.
Does 22 = 6(2.862) + 35(3-2.862)?
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