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Homework Statement
"A" is visiting "B" on his house. First, "A" starts walking at 2.5 mph, and some time after, he starts running at 5.3 mph. What is the distance "d" from "A" to "B"'s house, if it took 0.5 hrs. to get there?
Homework Equations
d = vt
The Attempt at a Solution
I splitted this problem in two parts:
First, I call 'x' the distance he traveled walking at 2.5 mph, and t1 the time it took. So,
x = 2.5*t1 ...(1)
Next, the distance he traveled running at 5.3 mph is d - x, and t2 is the time it took him. So
(d - x) = 5.3*t2...(2)
But, since 0.5 hrs = t1 + t2, we substitute on (2) and get
(d - x) = 5.3*(0.5 - t1) ...(3)
Using eq (1) on (3), I get
d - 2.5*t1 = 2.65 - 5.3*t1
d = -2.8*t1 + 2.65
Which is one equation with two variables. I'm stuck there, can you help me please?