SOLUTION: Ms. Beedle rides her bicycle at an average rate of "m" kilometres per minute. Ms. Coddle walks half the distance in 3 times the length of time. What is Ms. Coddles rate,in kilometr

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Question 867705: Ms. Beedle rides her bicycle at an average rate of "m" kilometres per minute. Ms. Coddle walks half the distance in 3 times the length of time. What is Ms. Coddles rate,in kilometre per minute?
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Ms. Beedle rides her bicycle at an average rate of "m" kilometres per minute.
Ms. Coddle walks half the distance in 3 times the length of time.
What is Ms. Coddles rate, in kilometre per minute
:
Let d = distance that B travels
then
d%2Fm = time
and
.5d = distance traveled by C
then
%283d%29%2Fm = travel time by C
Find C's speed; speed = dist/time
.5d%2F%28%283d%29%2Fm%29 = .5d+%2A+%28m%2F%283d%29%29 = .5m%2F3 = 1%2F6m km/hr is C's speed