Part A Miguel rode his bike to work which was 15 miles from home. However he was too tired to ride back so he got a ride in a car from a co-worker. He spent a total of 2 hours traveling. The average speed of traveling by car was 3 times faster than on his bike. What was Miguel's average speed on his bike and in the car? Bike Car Total for both directions Distance Rate Time Part B Pam and Tina went for a 12 mile hike (round trip) to the top of a mountain. It took 5 hours. They were able to hike 1 mile per hour faster on the way down. How fast did they hike going up the mountain?

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Part A
Miguel rode his bike to work which was 15 miles from home. However he was too tired to ride
back so he got a ride in a car from a co-worker. He spent a total of 2 hours traveling. The average
speed of traveling by car was 3 times faster than on his bike. What was Miguel's average speed
on his bike and in the car?
Bike
Car
Total for both
directions
Up
Down
Distance
Part B
Pam and Tina went for a 12 mile hike (round trip) to the top of a mountain. It took 5 hours. They
were able to hike 1 mile per hour faster on the way down. How fast did they hike going up the
mountain?
Together
Rate
Distance
Time
Rate
Time
Transcribed Image Text:Part A Miguel rode his bike to work which was 15 miles from home. However he was too tired to ride back so he got a ride in a car from a co-worker. He spent a total of 2 hours traveling. The average speed of traveling by car was 3 times faster than on his bike. What was Miguel's average speed on his bike and in the car? Bike Car Total for both directions Up Down Distance Part B Pam and Tina went for a 12 mile hike (round trip) to the top of a mountain. It took 5 hours. They were able to hike 1 mile per hour faster on the way down. How fast did they hike going up the mountain? Together Rate Distance Time Rate Time
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