Question

Adrian ran from his house to the park at a speed of 5 meters per second. He ran back from the park to his house at a speed of 6 meters per second. The total time taken to run the whole journey was 22 minutes. How many minutes did he take to run from his house to the park

Answer 1

Answer:time taken to run from his house to the park is 12 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the distance between his house and the park.

The speed at which Adrian ran from his house to the park is 5 meters per second.

Distance = speed × time

Time = distance/speed

Therefore, time taken to run from his house to the park would be

Time = x/5

The speed at which he ran back from the park to his house is 6 meters per second.

Time taken to run back from the park to his house would be

Time = x/6

The total time taken to run the whole journey was 22 minutes. Converting to seconds, it becomes 22× 60 = 1320 seconds. Therefore,

x/5 + x/6 = 1320

Multiplying through by 30, it becomes

6x + 5x = 39600

11x = 39600

x = 39600/11 = 3600 meters

Therefore, time taken to run from his house to the park would be

x/5 = 3600/5 = 720 seconds

Converting to minutes, it becomes

720/60 = 12 minutes