blueseas wrote:
fozzzy wrote:
I didn't understand the equations but great method! Please elaborate..
\(\frac{12}{60}\) the reason you are subtracting is because its \(\frac{12 minutes}{60 minutes}\) late?
Let say
jeff need to reach in time T.
LET distance to office = d
now first day time taken by jeff = distance/speed = d/40
this time is 12 minutes more than T
therefore T = d/40 -12/60
SIMILARLY second day time taken by jeff = d/48
This is 7 minute more than T
Therefore T = d/40-7/60
NOW EQUATING both equation of T.
\(\frac{d}{40} -\frac{12}{60} = \frac{d}{40}-\frac{7}{60}\)
solving D = 20
hope it helps
I have a quick question.
For T = d/40 -12/60, why wouldn't we add 12/60 (i.e. 12 minutes) to the d/40? After all, doesn't his time increase with his slower speed of d/40?
Thanks!
Edit: I think I got it!
Let's pretend he needs to get home in 60 minutes. The time he takes on the first day works out to be 72 minutes. From this we subtract 12 minutes to even out the equation. "T" represents his time if he is
on time. d/40 represents his time on the day in question (which will be greater than his regular time) and 12/60 or 7/60 represents the extra time he took, if subtracted from his slower time would represent his normal time.
Does that make sense?
First day: t = d/40 - 12/60
Second day: t = d/48 - 7/60
d/40 - 12/60 = d/48 - 7/60
d/40 = d/48 + 5/60
(LCM of 40 and 48 is 240)
d = 40*(d/48) + 40*(5/60)
d = 40d/48 + 200/60
d = 200d/240 + 800/240
d = (200d+800)/240
240d = 200d+800
40d = 800
d = 20
ANSWER: 20