Question

at first an athlete jogs at 5 miles per hour and then jogs at 8 miles per hour, traveling 6 miles in 0.9 hour. How long does the athlete jogs at each speed?

Answer 1

He traveled 6 miles in 0.9 hours

5mph

8mph

we need to find first the equation of the problem.

Lets assume

x= time jogs at 5mph

y= time jogs at 8mph