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Ms. Handler walks to work at an average speed of 5 kilometers per hour . If she increases her speed to 6 kilometers per hour, she will save ten minutes
 Nov 4, 2013
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Ms. Handler walks to work at an average speed of 5 kilometers per hour . If she increases her speed to 6 kilometers per hour, she will save ten minutes
I assume that the increase in speed is for the whole distance and that you want to know far she has to walk.

Let X be the distance

60min/5Km * X km = 12X minutes

60min/6km * X km = 10X minutes

10X +10 = 12X
10 = 2X
X = 5km
 Nov 4, 2013

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