Yesterday, Tammy went on a bike ride. Her average speed was 8 miles per hour. Today, she went on another ride, this time averagi
ng 12 miles per hour. In the two days, she biked for a combined total time of 10 hours. Let x be the number of hours she biked yesterday. Write an expression for the combined total number of miles she biked in the two days.
Here we are given the average speed for Day 1 and Day 2 and the time of ride . We asked to Find an expression to determine the total distance travelled in two days.
Day 1 :
Avg Speed = 8 mph
Let the time for travelling = x hrs
Hence Distace Travelled D1= Speed x Time
D1=8x
Day 2 :
Avg Speed = 12 mph
Total time of travelling for two days is given as 10 hours . Hence the time of travelling for day 2 is
= (10-x) hrs
Hence Distance travelled in Day 2 D2 = speed x time
