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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, if she walks at s + 1/2 kilometers per hour, how many minutes will the walk take, including the t minutes in the coffee shop.

Hmm, okay. So, I think I need to find the total time she spends walking plus the time she spends in the coffee shop when she walks at s + 1/2 km/h.

Let me break it down. When she walks at speed s, the total time is 4 hours, which includes t minutes in the coffee shop. So, the time she spends walking is 4 hours minus t minutes. But wait, the units are different. The speed is in km/h, and the time is in hours and minutes. Maybe I should convert everything to hours to make it easier.

So, t minutes is t/60 hours. Therefore, the time she spends walking when she walks at speed s is 4 - t/60 hours.

Similarly, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes. Converting 24 minutes to hours is 24/60 = 0.4 hours. So, the walking time is 2.4 hours. Therefore, the walking time is 2.4 - t/60 hours.

Now, the distance she walks is 9 km in both cases. So, using the formula distance = speed × time, I can set up two equations.

First case:
9 = s × (4 - t/60)

Second case:
9 = (s + 2) × (2.4 - t/60)

So, 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)  --> equation (1)

Equation 2 as:
9 = (s + 2) × (2.4 - t/60)  --> equation (2)

Let me solve equation (1) for s:

s = 9 / (4 - t/60)

Similarly, from equation (2):

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

So, s = [9 / (2.4 - t/60)] - 2

Now, I can set the two expressions for s equal to each other:

9 / (4 - t/60) = [9 / (2.4 - t/60)] - 2

Let me write that down:

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

Hmm, this looks a bit complicated, but maybe I can solve for t.

Let me denote x = t/60 to make it simpler. So, x is in hours.

Then, the equation becomes:

9 / (4 - x) = 9 / (2.4 - x) - 2

Let me rewrite this:

9 / (4 - x) + 2 = 9 / (2.4 - x)

Let me combine the terms on the left:

[9 + 2*(4 - x)] / (4 - x) = 9 / (2.4 - x)

Compute numerator:

9 + 8 - 2x = 17 - 2x

So, (17 - 2x)/(4 - x) = 9/(2.4 - x)

Cross-multiplying:

(17 - 2x)(2.4 - x) = 9(4 - x)

Let me expand both sides.

Left side:

17*2.4 - 17x - 2x*2.4 + 2x^2

Compute each term:

17*2.4 = 40.8

-17x

-2x*2.4 = -4.8x

+2x^2

So, left side: 40.8 - 17x - 4.8x + 2x^2 = 40.8 - 21.8x + 2x^2

Right side:

9*4 - 9x = 36 - 9x

So, equation becomes:

40.8 - 21.8x + 2x^2 = 36 - 9x

Bring all terms to left side:

40.8 - 21.8x + 2x^2 - 36 + 9x = 0

Simplify:

(40.8 - 36) + (-21.8x + 9x) + 2x^2 = 0

4.8 - 12.8x + 2x^2 = 0

Let me write it as:

2x^2 - 12.8x + 4.8 = 0

This is a quadratic equation. Let me divide all terms by 2 to simplify:

x^2 - 6.4x + 2.4 = 0

Now, let's solve for x using quadratic formula.

x = [6.4 ± sqrt(6.4^2 - 4*1*2.4)] / 2

Compute discriminant:

6.4^2 = 40.96

4*1*2.4 = 9.6

So, discriminant = 40.96 - 9.6 = 31.36

sqrt(31.36) = 5.6

So, x = [6.4 ± 5.6]/2

Compute both solutions:

x1 = (6.4 + 5.6)/2 = 12/2 = 6

x2 = (6.4 - 5.6)/2 = 0.8/2 = 0.4

So, x = 6 or x = 0.4

But x = t/60, so t = 6*60 = 360 minutes or t = 0.4*60 = 24 minutes.

Wait, but t is the time spent in the coffee shop, which is the same in both cases. So, t must be consistent.

But let's check if both solutions make sense.

If x = 6, then t = 360 minutes, which is 6 hours. But in the second case, the walking time is 2.4 hours, which is 2 hours 24 minutes. So, total time including coffee shop is 2.4 + 6 = 8.4 hours, which is 8 hours 24 minutes. But in the first case, walking time is 4 hours, so total time is 4 + 6 = 10 hours. But in the second case, walking time is 2.4 hours, so total time is 2.4 + 6 = 8.4 hours, which is 8 hours 24 minutes. That seems inconsistent because the total time should be the same in both cases, right?

Wait, no, actually, the total time is the walking time plus the coffee shop time. So, in the first case, walking time is 4 hours, coffee shop time is 6 hours, so total is 10 hours. In the second case, walking time is 2.4 hours, coffee shop time is 6 hours, so total is 8.4 hours. That's a problem because the total time should be the same if the walking speed changes, but the coffee shop time is the same. So, this suggests that x = 6 is not a valid solution.

Therefore, x = 0.4, so t = 0.4*60 = 24 minutes.

So, t = 24 minutes.

Now, let's find s.

From equation (1):

s = 9 / (4 - x) = 9 / (4 - 0.4) = 9 / 3.6 = 2.5 km/h

So, s = 2.5 km/h.

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 the 24 minutes in the coffee shop.

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

Walking time = distance / speed = 9 km / 3 km/h = 3 hours.

Coffee shop time = 24 minutes.

So, total time = 3 hours + 24 minutes = 3 hours 24 minutes.

Convert 3 hours 24 minutes into minutes: 3*60 + 24 = 180 + 24 = 204 minutes.

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

Wait, let me double-check.

Walking speed is 3 km/h, distance is 9 km, so time is 9/3 = 3 hours, which is 180 minutes. Coffee shop time is 24 minutes. Total is 180 + 24 = 204 minutes. Yes, that seems correct.

So, the answer is 204 minutes.
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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 hours.

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

3. **Solve for \( s \) and \( t \):**
   - From the first equation: \( s = \frac{9}{4 - \frac{t}{60}} \).
   - From the second equation: \( s = \frac{9}{2.4 - \frac{t}{60}} - 2 \).
   - Set the two expressions for \( s \) equal and solve for \( t \):
     - After simplifying, \( t = 24 \) minutes or \( 0.4 \) hours.
     - Substitute \( t \) back to find \( s = 2.5 \) km/h.

4. **Calculate Time at \( s + \frac{1}{2} \) km/h:**
   - New speed: \( 3 \) km/h.
   - Walking time: \( \frac{9}{3} = 3 \) hours or 180 minutes.
   - Total time: 180 + 24 = 204 minutes.

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