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 平均 jogging speed

解

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

解答ステップ

Translate the problem into an equation:

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

x

を解く

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

joging speed : 9