Solve the Golf Cart Physics Problem & Find Total Trip Time | Physics 101 HW Help

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The golf cart physics problem involves calculating the time a golfer must walk after riding in a golf cart to achieve an average speed of 1.90 m/s for the entire trip. The golfer rides at a speed of 3.10 m/s for 21.0 seconds, covering a distance of 65.1 meters. The equation set up for the problem is 3.1 × 21 + 1.2 × x = 1.9 × (21 + x), where x represents the walking time in seconds. Solving this equation yields the required walking time to maintain the average speed.

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A golfer rides in a golf cart at a speed of 3.10 m/s for 21.0 s. She then gets out of the cart and starts walking at an average speed of 1.20 m/s. for how long (in sec) must she walk if her average speed for the entire trip, riding and walking, is 1.90 m/s?

I know average speed = d/t I'm just confused b/c the distance and the time for the walking part is not given. Please help. Thanks.

This HW problem is for my college physics 101 class and nobody has any ideas? c'mon
 
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Just set up an equation.
3.1 \times 21 + 1.2 \times x = 1.9 \times (21+x), i.e. The total distance traveled by traveling by the cart and by walking must be equal to the total hypothetical distance traveled if he "travelled" at a speed of 1.9 m/s on whatever.
Solve for x.
 

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