A tourist starts to walk up a mountain path that is 31 miles long at the rate of 4 miles per hour. After walking for a while, he gets tired and decides to get a taxi. The taxi gets him to the top travelling at a constant speed of 50 mph. If the tourist reaches the destination 2 hours after he started, what distance does he have to pay the cab driver for?

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A tourist starts to walk up a mountain path that is 31 miles long at the rate of 4 miles per hour. After walking for a while, he gets tired and decides to get a taxi. The taxi gets him to the top travelling at a constant speed of 50 mph. If the tourist reaches the destination 2 hours after he started, what distance does he have to pay the cab driver for?
 
 (Please don't put the answer just the formula)

Reiny · Answer

Distance walking --- x distance by cab ---- 31-x time walking = x/4 time by cab = (31-x)/50 Your "formula", we call it an equation x/4 + (31-x)/50 = 2 solve for x, plug x into 31-x

Anonymous · Answer

i meant that sorry i was in science

Anonymous · Answer

x=6

Reiny · Answer

correct