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Question 68816: Suppose that you have entered a 15 - mile biathlon that consists of a run and a bicycle race. During your run, your average velocity is 7 miles per hour and during your swim, your average velocity is 2 miles per hour. You finish the race in 2.5 hours. What is the length of the swim? What is the distance of the run? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Suppose that you have entered a 15 - mile biathlon that consists of a run and a bicycle race. During your run, your average velocity is 7 miles per hour and during your swim, your average velocity is 2 miles per hour. You finish the race in 2.5 hours. What is the length of the swim? What is the distance of the run?
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Let d = distance of the swim:
Then (15-d) = distance of the bike run
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Time = Dist/speed
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Swim time + Bike time = 2.5 hrs = 2.5
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Multiply equation by 14 to get rid of the denominators:
7d + 2(15-d) = 14(2.5)
7d + 30 - 2d = 35
7d - 2d = 35 - 30
5d = 5
d = 1 mile swim; and a 14 mile bike ride
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Check it using the distance: 1/2 + 14/7 = 2.5 hrs
