Question

Kelvin Briley began a 114-mile bicycle trip to build up stamina for a triathlete competition. Unfortunately, his bicycle chain broke, so he finished the trip walking. The whole trip took 6 hours. If Kelvin walks at a rate of 4 miles per hour and rides at 24 miles per hour, find the amount of time he spent on the bicycle.

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Answer 1

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

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@.Sam.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

let x be time walking
let y be time cycling
v=d/t, so d=v*t

4x+24y=114
x+y=6

Answer 8

2 eqn, 2 unknown solve