How bad is the heavy traffic? You can walk 15 miles in the same time that it takes to travel 30 miles by car. If the car's rate is 2 miles per hour faster than your walking rate, find the average rate

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Baluchen asked Oct 3, 2022

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How bad is the heavy traffic? You can walk 15

miles in the same time that it takes to travel 30
miles by car. If the car's rate is 2 miles per
hour faster than your walking rate, find the
average rate of each.

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Answer:

Average rate of car: 9 mph

Walking rate: 6 mph

Explanation:

Nathan Xabedi answered Oct 4, 2022

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Answer:

Average rate of car: x+3

Walking rate: x

The equation is

10/15 = x/x+3

x = 6

Average rate of car: 9 mph

Walking rate: 6 mph

Explanation:

Cherple answered Oct 8, 2022

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