Jenny can jog twice as fast as she can walk. She was able to jog the first 12 miles to her grandmother house but then she tried and walked the remaining 3 miles. If the total trip took 2 hours then what was her durchschnitt jogging speed

Lösung

J e nn y c an j o g tw i ce a s f a s t a s s h e c an w a l k . S h e w a s ab l e t o j o g t h e f i rs t 12 mi l es t o h er g r an d m o t h er h o u se b u t t h e n s h e t r i e d an d w a l k e d t h e re mainin g 3 mi l es . I f t h e t o t a l t r i p t oo k 2 h o u rs t h e n w ha t w a s h er a v er a g e j o gg in g s p ee d

joging speed : 9

Schritte zur Lösung

Translate the problem into an equation:

\frac{12}{x} + \frac{3 \cdot 2}{x} = 2

Löse nach

x, \frac{12}{x} + \frac{3 \cdot 2}{x} = 2 : x = 9

joging speed : 9