Asked by jaylen

. LaTanya leaves her house at 12:30 P.M. and bikes at 𝟣𝟤𝗆𝗂/𝗁 to Marta’s house. She stays at Marta’s house for 90 min. Both girls walk back to LaTanya’s house along the same route at 𝟤.𝟧𝗆𝗂/𝗁. They arrive at LaTanya’s house at 3:30 P.M. How far is Marta’s house from LaTanya’s house?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let d be the distance (miles). Bike time = d/12, stay = 1.5 h, walk time = d/2.5. Total = 3 h (12:30 to 3:30), so

d/12 + 1.5 + d/2.5 = 3
(29/60)d = 1.5
d = 1.5 * 60 / 29 = 90/29 miles ≈ 3.10 miles.

Answer: 90/29 miles (≈3.103 miles).