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3 April, 22:57

It took Jen, who biked at a speed of 12 mph, 20 minutes to get home. What is Jim's speed, if it took him only 15 minutes to bike that distance?

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  1. 3 April, 23:49
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    You could find the distance first

    v = 12 mph

    t = 20 minutes = 20/60 = 1/3 of an hour

    d = r * t

    d = 12 * 1/3 = 4 miles.

    And put that distance into Jim's time

    d = 4 miles

    r = ?

    t = 15 minutes = 15/60 = 1/4 hour

    r = d/t

    r = 4/0.25 = 16 mph. I wish I could bike that quickly.

    There is another way to do it more directly. The distance is the same for both of them.

    r*t = R*T

    R Jim's speed and r is jen's speed.

    12 * 1/3 = R * 1/4 Multiply both sides by 4

    12 * 1/3 * 4 = R Cancel 12 and 1/3

    R = 16.
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