SOLUTION: Toni cross-country skis five times as far as she walks. If she covers a total distance of 12 kilometers, how far did she walk?

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Question 309882: Toni cross-country skis five times as far as she walks. If she covers a total distance of 12 kilometers, how far did she walk?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let her walk x km
He skis 5 times the distance he walks
He skis 5x km.
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Total distance he went was 12 km
5x+s= 12
6x=12
x=2.
So he walks 2 km.
He skis 5 times 2
= 10 km