Math Problem Statement

A person reaches her office 15 minutes early at 30km/h. At 25 km/h, she is 1 minute early. How many minutes early or late will she be at 20 km/h?

Solution

Let's denote the following:

  • dd as the distance to the office (in km).
  • tt as the time she should ideally take to reach the office (in hours).

Given:

  1. At 30 km/h, she is 15 minutes early.
  2. At 25 km/h, she is 1 minute early.

We need to find how many minutes early or late she will be at 20 km/h.

First, let's set up the equations based on the given information.

  1. At 30 km/h, she takes t1560t - \frac{15}{60} hours to reach the office: d30=t1560\frac{d}{30} = t - \frac{15}{60} Simplifying, we get: d30=t14\frac{d}{30} = t - \frac{1}{4}

  2. At 25 km/h, she takes t160t - \frac{1}{60} hours to reach the office: d25=t160\frac{d}{25} = t - \frac{1}{60}

We now have two equations: d30=t14\frac{d}{30} = t - \frac{1}{4} d25=t160\frac{d}{25} = t - \frac{1}{60}

We solve these two equations simultaneously.

First, express tt in terms of dd from the first equation: t=d30+14t = \frac{d}{30} + \frac{1}{4}

Substitute this expression for tt in the second equation: d25=(d30+14)160\frac{d}{25} = \left( \frac{d}{30} + \frac{1}{4} \right) - \frac{1}{60}

Simplify the equation: d25=d30+14160\frac{d}{25} = \frac{d}{30} + \frac{1}{4} - \frac{1}{60}

Find a common denominator for the fractions on the right: d25=d30+1560160\frac{d}{25} = \frac{d}{30} + \frac{15}{60} - \frac{1}{60} d25=d30+1460\frac{d}{25} = \frac{d}{30} + \frac{14}{60} d25=d30+730\frac{d}{25} = \frac{d}{30} + \frac{7}{30} d25=d+730\frac{d}{25} = \frac{d + 7}{30}

Cross-multiplying to solve for dd: 30d=25(d+7)30d = 25(d + 7) 30d=25d+17530d = 25d + 175 5d=1755d = 175 d=35 kmd = 35 \text{ km}

Now substitute d=35d = 35 back into the expression for tt: t=3530+14t = \frac{35}{30} + \frac{1}{4} t=76+14t = \frac{7}{6} + \frac{1}{4} t=1412+312t = \frac{14}{12} + \frac{3}{12} t=1712 hourst = \frac{17}{12} \text{ hours} t=1512 hourst = 1 \frac{5}{12} \text{ hours}

This means she should take 15121 \frac{5}{12} hours or 1×60+512×601 \times 60 + \frac{5}{12} \times 60 minutes: 1512 hours=1×60+25=85 minutes1 \frac{5}{12} \text{ hours} = 1 \times 60 + 25 = 85 \text{ minutes}

Now, calculate the time taken at 20 km/h: 3520=1.75 hours\frac{35}{20} = 1.75 \text{ hours} 1.75 hours=1×60+45=105 minutes1.75 \text{ hours} = 1 \times 60 + 45 = 105 \text{ minutes}

She should take 85 minutes to reach on time. At 20 km/h, she takes 105 minutes, which means she will be late by: 10585=20 minutes105 - 85 = 20 \text{ minutes}

Therefore, she will be 20 minutes late at 20 km/h.

Would you like any further details or have any questions?

Here are 5 more questions you might want to ask:

  1. How do you calculate the speed needed to arrive exactly on time?
  2. Can you solve another problem involving distance, speed, and time?
  3. What is the formula for average speed?
  4. How do you convert between different units of speed?
  5. How do you handle problems involving acceleration?

Tip: When solving problems involving distance, speed, and time, remember that units must be consistent throughout your calculations.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Distance, Speed, and Time

Formulas

Distance = Speed × Time

Theorems

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Suitable Grade Level

Grades 7-9