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lapo4ka [179]
3 years ago
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A biker’s speed is 1.5 times faster than a walker’s speed. They start moving simultaneously in the same direction from the same

point and, after 1.5 hours, the distance between them is 12.5 miles. What are their speeds?
Mathematics
2 answers:
worty [1.4K]3 years ago
5 0
Let the walker’s speed be W, then the biker’s is W+1.5W=2.5W. Difference in speed is 1.5W. Distance=speed times time, so 12.5=1.5W×1.5=2.25W, and W=12.5/2.25=1250/225=50/9=5.56 mph. The biker’s speed is 2.5W=125/9=13.89 mph to 2 Dec places.
(Note: “1.5 times faster than a walker’s speed” could not reasonably mean the biker’s speed=1.5W because this would give W=16.67 mph, which is very fast for a runner, let alone a walker (!), and a biker’s speed of 25mph.)
riadik2000 [5.3K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer: Speed of walker and biker will be 16.67 miles per hour and 25 miles per hour respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the speed of a walker be x

Let the speed of a biker be 1.5x

They are moving in the same direction,

so, their Relative speed will be

1.5x-x=0.5x

Time taken = 1.5 hours

Distance between them = 12.5 miles

As we know the formula for "Distance":

Distance=Speed\times time\\\\12.5=1.5\times 0.5x\\\\\frac{12.5}{1.5}=0.5x\\\\8.33=0.5x\\\\\frac{8.33}{0.5}=x\\\\16.67\ miles\ per\ hour=x

Hence, Speed of walker be 16.67 miles per hour

Speed of biker be

1.5\times 16.67=25\ miles\ per\ hour


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