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Dali runs three times as fast as he walks. In the morning he goes to school. He walks half the distance and runs half the distance, taking 24 minutes altogether. After school he goes home. He walks half the time and runs half the time. How many minutes does it take Dali to get home? ​

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Let's say Dali's walking speed is x and his running speed is 3x.

In the morning, let's say the total distance is d. Therefore, Dali walks d/2 with speed x and runs d/2 with speed 3x. The time it takes for him to complete this distance is given by:

d/2x + d/2(3x) = 24

Simplifying this equation, we get:

d = 3x(8)

d = 24x

So, the total distance Dali covers in the morning is 24x.

After school, let's say the distance from school to home is d'. Therefore, Dali walks d'/2 with speed x and runs d'/2 with speed 3x. The time it takes for him to complete this distance is given by:

d'/2x + d'/2(3x) = ?

We don't know how much time it takes Dali to get home, so we'll leave the right-hand side of the equation blank for now.

Now, let's look at the ratios of Dali's walking and running speeds:

Walking speed : Running speed = x : 3x = 1 : 3

This means that for every 4 parts of the distance Dali covers, he walks one part and runs three parts. So, we can write:

d' = 4y, where y is the distance Dali walks

This also means that Dali spends one-fourth of the total time walking and three-fourths running. So, we can write:

d'/2x + d'/2(3x) = (1/4)t + (3/4)t, where t is the total time it takes Dali to get home

Simplifying this equation, we get:

2d' = 2t(x + 3x)

4y = 8tx

y = 2tx

Substituting this value of y in the equation d' = 4y, we get:

d' = 8tx

So, the total distance Dali covers in the afternoon is 8tx.

Now, we have two equations:

d = 24x

d' = 8tx

We need to simplify these equations further to find the value of t (the total time it takes Dali to get home).

From the first equation, we get:

x = d/24

Substituting this value of x in the second equation, we get:

d' = 8t(d/24)

d' = (1/3)dt

So, the total distance Dali covers in the afternoon is (1/3)dt.

Now, we can equate the two expressions we have for d':

d' = 8tx = (1/3)dt

Simplifying this equation, we get:

24x = t

Therefore, it takes Dali 24 minutes to get home.

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