Meredith wanted to lose some weight, so she planned a day of exercising. She spent a total of 3 hours riding her bike and jogging. She biked for 27 miles and jogged for 12 miles. Her rate for jogging was 10 mph less than her biking rate. What was her rate when jogging? ________mph

Meredith wanted to lose some weight, so she planned a day of exercising. She spent a total of 3 hours riding her bike and jogging. She biked for 27 miles and jogged for 12 miles. Her rate for jogging was 10 mph less than her biking rate. What was her rate when jogging? ________mph

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter9: Quadratic Equations And Functions

Section9.5: Solve Applications Of Quadratic Equations

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