Question 3
jane spent 2 hours exploring a mountain with a dirt bike. when she rode the 40 miles uphill, she went 5 mph slower than
when she reached the peak and rode for 12 miles along the summit. what was her rate along the summit?

  30 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

time = distance/speed

If x represents Jane's speed along the summit then her total exploration time is ...

  12/x + 40/(x -5) = 2 . . . . . hours

Multiplying by (x)(x -5), we get ...

  12(x -5) +40(x) = 2(x)(x -5)

Dividing by 2 and subtracting the left side gives ...

  x^2 -31x +30 = 0

  (x -30)(x -1) = 0 . . . . . factor

Solutions are x = 30 and x = 1, values of x that make the factors zero. A speed of 1 mph makes no sense in this problem, so ...

Jane's speed along the summit was 30 mph.

step-by-step explanation:

what are you doing do you need examples of variable questions?

step-by-step explanation:

5a-1=9               bring the one over the =

5a=10                     divide by your variable

a=2

brainliest? ?

here try this one

3a-24=0