Question

Nick walked 5 miles to reach his aunt's house. From there he traveled 8 miles to the shopping mall on a bicycle. He traveled 80% faster on the bicycle than on foot. Let r represent his rate of walking in miles per hour. Identify the expression that represents the number of hours Nick took to reach the shopping mall in terms of r. Then find the time taken by Nick to reach the shopping mall if he walked at an average speed of 3 miles per hour

Answer 1

The number of hours Nick took to reach the shopping mall in terms of r  is ; 3.14  hours.

What is rate?

Rate is a measure of a quantity using another quantity as the basis.

Analysis:

speed travelling on foot = r

distance travelled on foot = 5 miles

time taken = 5/r

speed travelling on bicycle 80 percent faster than on foot is 1.8r

distance travelled on bicycle = 8 miles

time taken = 8/1.8r = 40/9r

total time taken to get to the mall = 5/r + 40/9r = 85/9r

speed while walking = 3 miles per hour = r

time taken = 85/9 x 3 = 3.14 hours

In conclusion, number of hours Nick took to reach the shopping mall in terms of r is 85/9r is 3.14  hours.

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