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if i walk 120 meters per minute slower than i cycle. my cycling speed is 3 times faster than my walking. What is my walking speed. meters per minute

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Answer:

His walking speed is 60 meters per minute.

Explanation:

Given that the person walks 120 meters per minute slower than he cycles, and his cycling speed is 3 times faster than his walking, in order to known his walking speed in meter per minute, the following logical reasoning has to be made:

The person walks 120 meters per minute slower than he rides a bicycle, and in turn, rides a bicycle three times faster than he walks. Therefore, those 120 meters per minute is 2/3 of his speed on a bicycle, which makes up the remaining third with the speed at which he walks. Thus, since 120/2 is 60, and 60 x 3 is 180, the person walks at 60 meters per minute, and bicycles at 180 meters per minute.

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