Problema Solution
On Monday,you run on a treadmill for 1/2 hour at x miles per hour. On Tuesday, you walk the same distance on the treadmill, at 2 miles per hour slower, and it takes you 3/4 hour. How many miles did you run on the treadmill on Monday?
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Since the distance = speed*time we have:
(1/2)*x = (3/4)(x - 2)
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x = 6 mi
You ran 6 miles on the treadmill on Monday.