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How long did she take for the total distance?

Dana has covered 15 miles on her bike. She covered the first 9 miles at 3 miles an hour and the remaining distance at 2 miles an hour.
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Answer:

6 h

Explanation:

The relation between time, speed, and distance is ...

time = distance / speed

The total time for the two segments of her ride will be the sum of the times for each of the segments.

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first 9 miles

t1 = (9 miles)/(3 mi/h) = 3 h

last 6 miles

After riding 9 miles of the 15-mile distance, Dana had 15 -9 = 6 miles to go.

t2 = (6 miles)/(2 mi/h) = 3 h

total time

The total time required for the distance of 15 miles is ...

t1 +t2 = (3 h) +(3 h) = 6 h

It took 6 hours for Dana to cover the distance.

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