Question

Andrea has 4 hours to spend training for an upcoming race. She completes her training by running full speed the distance of the race and walking back the same distance to cool down. If she runs at a speed of 8mph and walks back at a speed of 2mph, how long should she plan to spend walking back?

Answer 1

Time spend in walking = 3.2 hour = 3¹/₅ hour

Explanation:

Given:

Total time taken = 4 hour

Speed when run = 8 mph

Speed when walk = 2 mph

Find:

Time spend in walking

Computtaion:

We know that;

Time = Distance / Speed

Assume;

One side distance = D

So,

D/8 + D/2 = 4

2D + 8D = 64

10D = 64

D = 6.4

So,

One side distance = 6.4 mile

Time spend in walking = One side distance / Speed when walk

Time spend in walking = 6.4 / 2

Time spend in walking = 3.2 hour = 3¹/₅ hour