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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
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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.

User Baluchen
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26 votes

Answer:

Average rate of car: 9 mph

Walking rate: 6 mph

Explanation:

User Nathan Xabedi
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Answer:

Average rate of car: x+3

Walking rate: x

The equation is

10/15 = x/x+3

So

x = 6

So

Average rate of car: 9 mph

Walking rate: 6 mph

Explanation:

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