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In a certain number of hours a woman traveled 6 km. If she had traveled 3 km more per hour, it would have taken her 7 h less to make the journey. How many kilometers did she travel per hour? (Keep three significant digits.

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We will define the following variables to solve the problem:
s: normal speed
t: normal time
We write the following system of equations:
6 = s * t
6 = (s + 3) * (t-7)
Rewriting the equation two we have:
6 = s * t -7s + 3t -21
Substituting:
s = 6 / t
6 = (6 / t) * t -7 (6 / t) + 3t -21
Multiplying both sides by t:
6t = 6t - 42 + 3t ^ 2 - 21t
Rewriting:
3t ^ 2 - 21t - 42 = 0
We take the positive root:
t = 7/2 + root (105) / 2
t = 8.62 h
We look for the value of the speed:
s = 6 / t
s = 6 / 8.62
s = 0.696 km / h
Answer:
she did travel 0.696 kilometers per hour
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