To get to work, Santa jogs 3 km to the train and then rides the remaining 5 km. If the train goes 40 km per hour faster than Santa's constant rate of jogging and the entire trip takes 30 minutes, how fast does Santa jog?

To get to work, Santa jogs 3 km to the train and then rides the remaining 5 km. If the train goes 40 km per hour faster than Santa's constant rate of jogging and the entire trip takes 30 minutes, how fast does Santa jog?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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To get to work, Santa jogs 3 km to the train and then rides the remaining 5 km. If the
train goes 40 km per hour faster than Santa's constant rate of jogging and the entire
trip takes 30 minutes, how fast does Santa jog?

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