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A hiker walked for 2 days. On the second day the hiker walked 2 hours longer at an average speed 1m/hr faster than he walked on the first day. If during the 2 days he walked a total of 64 miles and spent a total of 18 hours walking. What was his average speed on the first day? ans=3mph
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For me, the best thing to do is to keep track of what we know about each day's activities as well as the total in a quick chart. For example:
Day 1 Day 2 Total
Rate R1 R1+1
Time T1 T1+2 18 (therefore T1 = 8)
Distance D1 D2 64
Sorry for the crappy formatting!
From here, we can set up D = RT equations. We have 3 unknowns (D1, D2, R1) so we need 3 equations and we can use our chart to make them.
(1) D1 + D2 = 64; or D2 = 64 - D1
(2) D1 = R1 * 8
(3) D2 = (R1+1) * 10
I'll substitute the first equation into the third:
(4) 64 - D1 = (R1+1) * 10
Then equation (2) into equation (4). I choose the methodology so that we can solve for R1, the first day's mph:
(5) 64 - R1 * 8 = (R1+1) * 10
18 * R1 = 54
R1 = 3
There we go. Hope this helps.
Day 1 Day 2 Total
Rate R1 R1+1
Time T1 T1+2 18 (therefore T1 = 8)
Distance D1 D2 64
Sorry for the crappy formatting!
From here, we can set up D = RT equations. We have 3 unknowns (D1, D2, R1) so we need 3 equations and we can use our chart to make them.
(1) D1 + D2 = 64; or D2 = 64 - D1
(2) D1 = R1 * 8
(3) D2 = (R1+1) * 10
I'll substitute the first equation into the third:
(4) 64 - D1 = (R1+1) * 10
Then equation (2) into equation (4). I choose the methodology so that we can solve for R1, the first day's mph:
(5) 64 - R1 * 8 = (R1+1) * 10
18 * R1 = 54
R1 = 3
There we go. Hope this helps.
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