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ivolga24 [154]
3 years ago
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Traveling with the wind, Jerry takes 10 minutes to bicycle to a local library 2.5 km away. Coming back against the wind, it take

s him 15 minutes. What is Jerry's bicycling speed in still air?
Mathematics
1 answer:
olganol [36]3 years ago
7 0

7.5 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assign the speed of Jerry in still air as <em>x </em> (in km/h)

Let's assign the speed of the wind as <em>y </em>(in km/h)

With the wind as Jerry’s back, he takes 10 minutes to get to the library. We can create the following equation. (<em>we are converting the minutes to hours by dividing by 60</em>);

2.5 / (x + y) = 10/60

10x + 10y = 150

x + y = 15

With the wind against Jerry, he takes 15 minutes from the library. We can create the following equation;

2.5 / (x-y) = 15/60

15x – 15y = 150

x – y = 10

We can now solve the simultaneous equation by subtraction;

x + y = 15

x – y = 10

2y = 5

y = 5/2 = 2.5

y = 2.5 km/h

x = 7.5 km/h

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