Problema Solution

How bad is the heavy traffic? You can walk 10 miles in the same time that it takes to travel 15 miles by car. If the car's rate is 3 miles per hour faster than your walking rate, find the average rate of each.

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Average rate of car: x+3

Walking rate: x

The equation is

10/15 = x/x+3

So

x = 6

So

Average rate of car: 9 mph

Walking rate: 6 mph