On average, Jamie can bike five times as fast as he can run. To travel 25 km, he needs 2 h more is he is running that is he is biking. What is his average running speed?

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frika

Answer:

10 km/h

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x km/h be Jamie's running speed. On average, Jamie can bike five times as fast as he can run, then Jamie's biking speed is 5x km/h.

Biking:

Distance = 25 km

Rate = 5x km/h

Time [tex]=\dfrac{25}{5x}[/tex] hours

Running:

Distance = 25 km

Rate = x km/h

Time [tex]=\dfrac{25}{x}[/tex] hours

To travel 25 km, Jamie needs 2 hours more when he is running than when he is biking.

Hence,

[tex]\dfrac{25}{5x}+2=\dfrac{25}{x}\\ \\\dfrac{5}{x}+2=\dfrac{25}{x}\\ \\2=\dfrac{25}{x}-\dfrac{5}{x}\\ \\\dfrac{25-5}{x}=2\\ \\\dfrac{20}{x}=2\\ \\20=2x\\ \\x=10\ km/h[/tex]