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Having trouble coming up with formula

Having trouble coming up with formula-example-1
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Okay, here we have this:

Considering the provided information, we are going to calculate the speed at which he runs, so we obtain the following:

So we have the following equation:

Distance Traveled Walking + Distance Traveled Running = Total Distance

Distance Traveled Walking + Distance Traveled Running = 20 miles

And taking into account that speed is equal to distance over time, if we take speed to which runs as x we have:

((x/2) mi/h * 2h) + (x mi/h* 1.5h) = 20 miles

x mi+ 1.5x mi= 20 mi

2.5x mi=20mi

x = 20mi/2.5mi

x=8

Finally we obtain that he runs at 8 miles per hour.

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