Carcass wrote:
Jake rides his bike for the first 23 of the distance from home to school, traveling at 10 miles per hour. He then walks the remaining 13 of the distance at 3 miles per hour. If his total trip takes 40 minutes, how many miles is it from Jake's home to his school?
A. 54
B. 154
C. 5
D. 6
E. 10
Let's start with a
word equation.
(time spent on bike) +
(time spent walking) = 2/3 hours (= 40 minutes)
Let D = total distance (in miles) from home to school
So, Jake rode his bike for a distance of (2/3)D miles, which equals
2D/3 milesThen Jake walked for a distance of (1/3)D miles, which equals
D/3 milesTime = distance/rateSo, we can write:
(2D/3)/10 +
(D/3)/3 = 2/3
Multiply both sides by 30 to get: 6D/3 + 10D/3 = 60/3
Multiply both sides by 3 to get: 6D + 10D = 60
Simplify: 16D = 60
Solve: D = 60/16 = 30/8 = 15/4
Answer: B
Cheers,
Brent