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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, Aya walks 9 kilometers and takes 4 hours, including t minutes in the coffee shop. So, her total time is 4 hours, which is 240 minutes. But t is the time she spends in the coffee shop, so the actual walking time is 240 - t minutes.

Wait, no, actually, the total time is 4 hours, which is 240 minutes, but t is the time spent in the coffee shop. So, the walking time is 240 - t minutes. But walking speed is in kilometers per hour, so I need to convert that.

Let me denote her walking speed as s km/h. So, the time she spends walking is distance divided by speed, which is 9/s hours. But the total time is 4 hours, which includes t minutes in the coffee shop. So, the walking time is 4 - (t/60) hours because t minutes is t/60 hours.

So, 9/s = 4 - (t/60). That's equation one.

Now, when she walks faster, at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes. Let me convert 2 hours 24 minutes to hours. 24 minutes is 24/60 = 0.4 hours, so total time is 2.4 hours.

Again, the total time is walking time plus t minutes. So, walking time is 2.4 - (t/60) hours.

The walking time at the faster speed is 9/(s + 2) hours. So, 9/(s + 2) = 2.4 - (t/60). That's equation two.

Now, I have two equations:

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

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

Let me denote equation 1 as:

9/s = 4 - t/60

And equation 2 as:

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

Let me subtract equation 2 from equation 1:

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

Simplify the right side:

4 - t/60 - 2.4 + t/60 = 1.6

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

Let me compute 9/s - 9/(s + 2):

= 9(s + 2) - 9s / [s(s + 2)]

= [9s + 18 - 9s] / [s(s + 2)]

= 18 / [s(s + 2)]

So, 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)

18 divided by 1.6 is 11.25

So, s^2 + 2s - 11.25 = 0

Let me solve this quadratic equation:

s = [-2 ± sqrt(4 + 45)] / 2

Because discriminant is 4 + 4*11.25 = 4 + 45 = 49

So, sqrt(49) = 7

Thus, s = (-2 + 7)/2 = 5/2 = 2.5 or s = (-2 -7)/2 = -4.5

Since speed can't be negative, s = 2.5 km/h

Now, plug s back into equation 1 to find t.

From equation 1:

9/2.5 = 4 - t/60

9/2.5 is 3.6

So, 3.6 = 4 - t/60

Subtract 4:

-0.4 = -t/60

Multiply both sides by -60:

t = 24 minutes

So, t is 24 minutes.

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

First, compute the walking time at 3 km/h.

Distance is 9 km, speed is 3 km/h, so time is 9/3 = 3 hours.

Convert 3 hours to minutes: 3*60 = 180 minutes.

Add the t minutes: 180 + 24 = 204 minutes.

So, the total time is 204 minutes.

Wait, let me double-check.

At 3 km/h, walking time is 9/3 = 3 hours, which is 180 minutes.

Plus t = 24 minutes, total 204 minutes.

Yes, that seems correct.
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The total time Aya spends walking, including the 24 minutes in the coffee shop, is 204 minutes.

**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, the total time is 4 hours (240 minutes). The walking time is \( 4 - \frac{t}{60} \) hours.
     \[
     \frac{9}{s} = 4 - \frac{t}{60}
     \]
   - When walking at \( s + 2 \) km/h, the total time is 2 hours 24 minutes (2.4 hours). The walking time is \( 2.4 - \frac{t}{60} \) hours.
     \[
     \frac{9}{s + 2} = 2.4 - \frac{t}{60}
     \]

3. **Solve for \( s \) and \( t \):**
   - Subtract the second equation from the first:
     \[
     \frac{9}{s} - \frac{9}{s + 2} = 1.6
     \]
   - Simplify:
     \[
     \frac{18}{s(s + 2)} = 1.6 \implies s^2 + 2s - 11.25 = 0
     \]
   - Solve the quadratic equation:
     \[
     s = 2.5 \text{ km/h}, \quad t = 24 \text{ minutes}
     \]

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

**Answer:** The walk takes 204 minutes, including the coffee shop time.