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Matt travelled on a bike and cover a distance of 60 miles . If he had gone 6mph faster, he would have arrived 5 hours. Therefore, the actual rate is 6 mph.
What is rate?
Rate is the ratio between two related quantities in different units.
He went on a bike ride of 60 miles.
He realized if he had gone 6 miles per hour he would have arrived 5 hours earlier.
The speed he actually ride can be calculated as follows:
let
x = speed he actually ride
y = time he arrived
Therefore,
speed = distance / time
x = 60 / y
On, the other hand his permutation is as follows:
x + 6 = 60 / y - 5
(x + 6)(y - 5) = 60
since, x = 60 / y we can substitute it in the equation
(60 / y + 6)(y - 5) = 60
60 - 300 / y + 6y - 30 = 60
- 300 / y + 6y = 60 - 30
- 300 / y + 6y = 30
6y² - 300 = 30y
6y² - 30y - 300 = 0
y² - 5y - 50 = 0
y² + 5y - 10y - 50 = 0
y(y + 5) -10(y + 5) = 0
(y - 10)(y + 5) = 0
y = 10 or -5
we cannot use negative values.
Therefore,
y = 10
x = 60 / y = 60 / 10 = 6 miles per hour
He actually rode 6 miles per hour.
If he went 6 mph faster that would be 6+6 = 12 mph
If he arrived 5 hrs sooner that would be 10 - 5 = 5 hrs
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