Question

For 10 points Valerie set out to bicycle from TBLS to the beach, a distance of 10 miles. After going a short

while at 15 miles per hour, the bike developed a flat tire, and the trip had to be given up. The
walk back to TBLS was made at a dejected 3 miles per hour. The whole episode took 48
minutes. How many miles from TBLS did the flat occur?

Answer 1

2 miles

Explanation:

Given that :

Total distance = 10 miles

Distance = speed * time

Let distance from TBLS to flat Tyre spot = d

Time = distance / speed

Since the distance to and distance fro took a total of 48 minutes;

Hence ;

d/15 + d/3 = 48 minutes

48 minutes = 48/60 = 0.8 hours

d/15 + d/3 = 0.8

(d + 5d) / 15 = 0.8

d + 5d = 15 * 0.8

6d = 12

d = 12 / 6

d = 2 miles

Distance from TBLS to point bicycle had flat tyre is 2 miles