There are 24 people, there are 4 pies and they each get 1/6th, 4x6=26
The entire race was 8 hours. If 3/4th of the race was 6 hours, 6/3=2 meaning 1/4th of the race is 2 hours and the full thing being 8.
Answer is QM = 18
You can find the length of QM by using Pythagorean theorem. See the attachment.
It is a quadrilateral with 4 equal congruent sides.
If SP = 30, so do the other 3 sides indicated by the tick marks on all 4 sides.
We will call side RQ = the hypotenuse
or side “c” = 30
We know RM is leg “b” = 24
Side “a” is our unknown QM
Our formula is
a^2 + b^2 = c^2
a^2 + 24^2 = 30^2
a^2 + 576 = 900
a^2 = 900 - 576
a^2 = 324
Take square root of both sides to solve a
a = 18
QM = 18
(2x+1)=Jeremy´s age
(2x+3)=Sam´s age.
we suggest this equation:
(2x+1)(2x+3)=783
4x²+6x+2x+3=783
4x²+8x-780=0
x²+2x-195=0
We solve this quadratic equation:
x=[-2⁺₋√(4-4*1*(-195))]/2=(-2⁺₋28)/2
x₁=(-2-28)/2=-15 this solution is not valid.
x₂=(-2+28)/2=13
Jeremy´s age=2x+1=2*13+1=27
Sam´s age=2x+3=2*13+3=29