At 1:30 Marlon left his house to go to the beach a distance of 6.75 mi. He rode his skateboard until 2:15 and then walked the rest of the way. He arrived at the beach at 3:00. Marlins speed on his skateboard is 2 times his walking speed. Find his speed when skateboarding and when walking

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Manuel

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15 December, 19:45

At 1:30 Marlon left his house to go to the beach a distance of 6.75 mi. He rode his skateboard until 2:15 and then walked the rest of the way. He arrived at the beach at 3:00. Marlins speed on his skateboard is 2 times his walking speed. Find his speed when skateboarding and when walking

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Brooklynn Singleton · Answer 1

Answer: his speed when skateboarding is 6 mph and when walking is 3 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent Marlon's walking speed.

Marlins speed on his skateboard is 2 times his walking speed. This means that his skating speed would be 2x.

At 1:30 Marlon left his house to go to the beach a distance of 6.75 mi. He rode his skateboard until 2:15. This means that the total time he spent skating is 45 minutes = 45/60 = 0.75 hours

Distance = speed * time

Distance covered while skating would be

2x * 0.75 = 1.5x

He walked the rest of the way. He arrived at the beach at 3:00. This means that the time that he spent walking is 45 minutes = 0.75 hours.

Distance covered while walking would be

x * 0.75 = 0.75x

Total distance covered is 6.75 miles. Therefore

1.5x + 0.75x = 6.75

2.25x = 6.75

x = 6.75/2.25

x = 3 miles per hour

His skating speed = 2 * 3 = 6 miles per hour.