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 trung bình jogging speed

Lời Giải

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

Các bước giải pháp

Translate the problem into an equation:

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

Giải

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

joging speed : 9