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Every morning Aya goes for a $9$-kilometer-long walk and stops at a coffee shop afterwards.
When she walks at a constant speed of $s$ kilometers per hour, the walk takes her 4 hours, including $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.
When she walks $s+2$ kilometers per hour, the walk takes her 2 hours and 24 minutes, including $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.
Suppose Aya walks at $s+rac{1}{2}$ kilometers per hour.
Find the number of minutes the walk takes her, including the $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.

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Every morning Aya goes for a $9$-kilometer-long walk and stops at a coffee shop afterwards.
When she walks at a constant speed of $s$ kilometers per hour, the walk takes her 4 hours, including $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.
When she walks $s+2$ kilometers per hour, the walk takes her 2 hours and 24 minutes, including $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.
Suppose Aya walks at $s+rac{1}{2}$ kilometers per hour.
Find the number of minutes the walk takes her, including the $t$ minutes spent in the coffee shop.<｜Assistant｜><think>
Okay, so I have this problem about Aya walking and going to a coffee shop. Let me try to understand it step by step. 

First, the problem says that Aya walks 9 kilometers and stops at a coffee shop. When she walks at a speed of s kilometers per hour, it takes her 4 hours, including t minutes spent in the coffee shop. Then, when she increases her speed to s + 2 kilometers per hour, the walk takes her 2 hours and 24 minutes, still including t minutes in the coffee shop. 

Now, the question is asking: If Aya walks at s + 1/2 kilometers per hour, how many minutes will the walk take, including the t minutes spent in the coffee shop?

Alright, let's break this down. I think I need to find the value of s first, and then t, and then calculate the time it takes at the new speed.

Let me denote the time she spends walking as t_walking and the time she spends in the coffee shop as t_coffee. So, the total time is t_walking + t_coffee.

From the first scenario, when she walks at s km/h, the total time is 4 hours. The distance is 9 km, so the time walking is 9/s hours, and the time in the coffee shop is t minutes, which is t/60 hours. So, the equation is:

9/s + t/60 = 4

Similarly, in the second scenario, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes. Converting 2 hours 24 minutes to hours: 2 + 24/60 = 2.4 hours. So, the equation is:

9/(s + 2) + t/60 = 2.4

Now, I have two equations:

1) 9/s + t/60 = 4
2) 9/(s + 2) + t/60 = 2.4

I can solve these two equations to find s and t.

Let me subtract the second equation from the first to eliminate t/60:

(9/s + t/60) - (9/(s + 2) + t/60) = 4 - 2.4

Simplify:

9/s - 9/(s + 2) = 1.6

Factor out 9:

9*(1/s - 1/(s + 2)) = 1.6

Compute 1/s - 1/(s + 2):

= (s + 2 - s)/(s(s + 2)) = 2/(s(s + 2))

So, 9*(2)/(s(s + 2)) = 1.6

Simplify:

18/(s(s + 2)) = 1.6

Multiply both sides by s(s + 2):

18 = 1.6*s(s + 2)

Divide both sides by 1.6:

18 / 1.6 = s(s + 2)

Calculate 18 / 1.6:

18 / 1.6 = 11.25

So, s(s + 2) = 11.25

This is a quadratic equation:

s^2 + 2s - 11.25 = 0

Let me solve for s using the quadratic formula:

s = [-2 ± sqrt(4 + 45)] / 2

Because the equation is s^2 + 2s - 11.25 = 0, so a=1, b=2, c=-11.25

Discriminant D = b^2 - 4ac = 4 + 45 = 49

So, sqrt(D) = 7

Thus, s = [-2 ± 7]/2

We can discard the negative solution because speed can't be negative.

So, s = (-2 + 7)/2 = 5/2 = 2.5 km/h

So, s is 2.5 km/h.

Now, let's find t.

From the first equation:

9/s + t/60 = 4

Plug in s = 2.5:

9/2.5 + t/60 = 4

Calculate 9/2.5:

9 / 2.5 = 3.6

So, 3.6 + t/60 = 4

Subtract 3.6:

t/60 = 0.4

Multiply both sides by 60:

t = 24 minutes

So, t is 24 minutes.

Now, the question is, if she walks at s + 1/2 km/h, which is 2.5 + 0.5 = 3 km/h, how long will the walk take, including t minutes in the coffee shop.

So, total time = walking time + coffee shop time.

Walking time = 9 / 3 = 3 hours

Coffee shop time = t = 24 minutes

Convert walking time to minutes: 3 hours = 180 minutes

Total time = 180 + 24 = 204 minutes

So, the walk will take 204 minutes, including the 24 minutes in the coffee shop.

Wait, let me double-check the calculations.

First, s = 2.5 km/h, t = 24 minutes.

Walking at 3 km/h: 9 / 3 = 3 hours = 180 minutes.

Coffee shop time is still 24 minutes.

Total time: 180 + 24 = 204 minutes.

Yes, that seems correct.
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The walk will take 204 minutes, including the 24 minutes spent in the coffee shop.

**Step-by-Step Explanation:**

1. **Define Variables:**
   - Let \( s \) be Aya's walking speed in km/h.
   - Let \( t \) be the time spent in the coffee shop in minutes.

2. **Set Up Equations:**
   - When walking at \( s \) km/h, total time is 4 hours:
     \[
     \frac{9}{s} + \frac{t}{60} = 4
     \]
   - When walking at \( s + 2 \) km/h, total time is 2 hours 24 minutes (2.4 hours):
     \[
     \frac{9}{s + 2} + \frac{t}{60} = 2.4
     \]

3. **Subtract Equations to Eliminate \( t \):**
   \[
   \frac{9}{s} - \frac{9}{s + 2} = 1.6
   \]
   Simplify:
   \[
   9 \left( \frac{1}{s} - \frac{1}{s + 2} \right) = 1.6
   \]
   \[
   9 \left( \frac{2}{s(s + 2)} \right) = 1.6
   \]
   \[
   \frac{18}{s(s + 2)} = 1.6
   \]
   \[
   s(s + 2) = 11.25
   \]

4. **Solve the Quadratic Equation:**
   \[
   s^2 + 2s - 11.25 = 0
   \]
   Using the quadratic formula:
   \[
   s = \frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{4 + 45}}{2} = \frac{-2 \pm 7}{2}
   \]
   Taking the positive root:
   \[
   s = 2.5 \text{ km/h}
   \]

5. **Find \( t \):**
   Substitute \( s = 2.5 \) into the first equation:
   \[
   \frac{9}{2.5} + \frac{t}{60} = 4
   \]
   \[
   3.6 + \frac{t}{60} = 4
   \]
   \[
   \frac{t}{60} = 0.4 \Rightarrow t = 24 \text{ minutes}
   \]

6. **Calculate Time at \( s + 0.5 = 3 \) km/h:**
   - Walking time: \( \frac{9}{3} = 3 \) hours = 180 minutes
   - Total time: 180 + 24 = 204 minutes

**Answer:** The walk will take 204 minutes, including the 24 minutes spent in the coffee shop.