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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 a total distance of 9 kilometers. When she walks at a speed of s kilometers per hour, it takes her 4 hours, including t minutes in the coffee shop. Then, when she increases her speed to s + 2 kilometers per hour, the total time becomes 2 hours and 24 minutes, still including t minutes in the coffee shop. The question is, if she walks at s + 1/2 kilometers per hour, how many minutes will her walk take, including the t minutes in the coffee shop.

Hmm, okay. So, I think I need to find the value of s first, and then t, and then calculate the time at the new speed.

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

When she walks at speed s, the time taken to walk 9 kilometers is 4 hours. So, the walking time t_w1 is 4 hours minus t minutes. But wait, t is in minutes, so I need to convert that to hours to keep the units consistent.

Similarly, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes. Again, I need to convert 24 minutes to hours.

Let me write down the equations.

First scenario:
- Total distance: 9 km
- Speed: s km/h
- Total time: 4 hours (including t minutes)
So, walking time t_w1 = 4 - (t/60) hours
And coffee shop time t_c = t minutes = t/60 hours
So, the equation is:
t_w1 + t_c = 4
Which is:
(4 - t/60) + (t/60) = 4
Wait, that simplifies to 4 = 4, which doesn't help. Hmm, maybe I need another approach.

Wait, perhaps I should consider that the total time is 4 hours, which includes both walking and coffee shop time. So, the walking time is 4 - (t/60) hours, and the coffee shop time is t/60 hours.

Similarly, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes, which is 2 + 24/60 = 2.4 hours.

So, the walking time t_w2 = 2.4 - (t/60) hours
And coffee shop time t_c = t/60 hours

Now, the distance walked is speed multiplied by time, so:

When walking at s km/h:
Distance = s * t_w1 = s * (4 - t/60) = 9 km

When walking at s + 2 km/h:
Distance = (s + 2) * t_w2 = (s + 2) * (2.4 - t/60) = 9 km

So, I have two equations:

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

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

Let me denote t/60 as x for simplicity. So, x = t/60, which means t = 60x.

Then, equation 1 becomes:
s * (4 - x) = 9
Equation 2 becomes:
(s + 2) * (2.4 - x) = 9

Now, I can solve equation 1 for s:
s = 9 / (4 - x)

Then, substitute s into equation 2:
(9 / (4 - x) + 2) * (2.4 - x) = 9

Let me compute this step by step.

First, compute 9 / (4 - x) + 2:
= (9 + 2*(4 - x)) / (4 - x)
= (9 + 8 - 2x) / (4 - x)
= (17 - 2x) / (4 - x)

So, equation 2 becomes:
(17 - 2x)/(4 - x) * (2.4 - x) = 9

Multiply both sides by (4 - x):
(17 - 2x)(2.4 - x) = 9*(4 - x)

Let me expand the left side:
17*2.4 - 17x - 2x*2.4 + 2x^2
= 40.8 - 17x - 4.8x + 2x^2
= 40.8 - 21.8x + 2x^2

Right side:
9*(4 - x) = 36 - 9x

So, the equation is:
40.8 - 21.8x + 2x^2 = 36 - 9x

Bring all terms to the 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, I can solve for x using the 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

First solution:
x = (6.4 + 5.6)/2 = 12/2 = 6

Second solution:
x = (6.4 - 5.6)/2 = 0.8/2 = 0.4

Now, x = t/60, so t = 60x

So, possible t values:
If x = 6, t = 60*6 = 360 minutes = 6 hours
If x = 0.4, t = 60*0.4 = 24 minutes

Now, let's check which one makes sense.

First, check x = 6:
s = 9 / (4 - 6) = 9 / (-2) = -4.5 km/h

Negative speed doesn't make sense, so x = 6 is invalid.

Thus, x = 0.4, t = 24 minutes.

So, t = 24 minutes.

Now, find s:
s = 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 many minutes will her walk take, including t minutes in the coffee shop.

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

Walking time t_w3 = total distance / speed = 9 / 3 = 3 hours
Coffee shop time t_c = 24 minutes

Total time = 3 hours + 24 minutes = 3*60 + 24 = 180 + 24 = 204 minutes

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

Wait, let me double-check.

Wait, when she walks at 3 km/h, the walking time is 9 / 3 = 3 hours, which is 180 minutes. Coffee shop time is 24 minutes. So, total time is 180 + 24 = 204 minutes. That seems correct.

So, the answer is 204 minutes.
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The walk takes 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. **Convert Time to Hours:**
   - Total walking time at speed \( s \): \( 4 \) hours.
   - Coffee shop time: \( \frac{t}{60} \) hours.
   - Total time: \( 4 + \frac{t}{60} \) hours.

3. **Set Up Equations:**
   - When walking at \( s \) km/h:
     \[
     s \times \left(4 - \frac{t}{60}\right) = 9
     \]
   - When walking at \( s + 2 \) km/h:
     \[
     (s + 2) \times \left(2.4 - \frac{t}{60}\right) = 9
     \]

4. **Solve for \( s \) and \( t \):**
   - Let \( x = \frac{t}{60} \).
   - Equation 1: \( s = \frac{9}{4 - x} \).
   - Equation 2: \( (s + 2)(2.4 - x) = 9 \).
   - Substitute \( s \) from Equation 1 into Equation 2 and solve the quadratic equation to find \( x = 0.4 \) and \( t = 24 \) minutes.

5. **Calculate New Walking Speed:**
   - New speed: \( s + \frac{1}{2} = 3 \) km/h.

6. **Compute Total Time:**
   - Walking time: \( \frac{9}{3} = 3 \) hours = 180 minutes.
   - Total time: 180 + 24 = 204 minutes.

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