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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, including the coffee shop time, becomes 2 hours and 24 minutes. 

The question is asking, 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 value of t first, or maybe express t in terms of s, and then use that to find 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 she spends walking is 4 hours, so t_w = 4 hours. But wait, the total time is 4 hours, which includes t minutes in the coffee shop. So, t_c is t minutes, which is t/60 hours.

Similarly, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the total time is 2 hours and 24 minutes. Let me convert 2 hours 24 minutes into hours. 24 minutes is 24/60 = 0.4 hours, so total time is 2.4 hours. Therefore, the time spent walking is 2.4 - t/60 hours.

Now, I can set up equations based on the distance. The distance is the same in both cases, which is 9 kilometers.

So, when she walks at speed s, the distance is s * t_w = s * 4 = 9 km. Therefore, s = 9 / 4 = 2.25 km/h.

Wait, that seems straightforward. So, s is 2.25 km/h.

Then, when she walks at s + 2 = 2.25 + 2 = 4.25 km/h, the time spent walking is 2.4 - t/60 hours. So, the distance is 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60) = 9 km.

Let me write that equation:

4.25 * (2.4 - t/60) = 9

Let me solve for t.

First, divide both sides by 4.25:

2.4 - t/60 = 9 / 4.25

Calculate 9 / 4.25:

4.25 goes into 9 how many times? 4.25 * 2 = 8.5, which is less than 9. 4.25 * 2.142857 ≈ 9. So, 9 / 4.25 = 2.142857 approximately.

So, 2.4 - t/60 ≈ 2.142857

Subtract 2.142857 from both sides:

2.4 - 2.142857 ≈ t/60

0.257143 ≈ t/60

Multiply both sides by 60:

t ≈ 0.257143 * 60 ≈ 15.42857 minutes

Hmm, so t is approximately 15.42857 minutes. Let me check if that makes sense.

Wait, when she walks at 2.25 km/h, the time spent walking is 4 hours, so 4 * 2.25 = 9 km, which checks out.

When she walks at 4.25 km/h, the time spent walking is 2.4 - 15.42857/60 ≈ 2.4 - 0.257143 ≈ 2.142857 hours, which is 2 hours 8.57143 minutes. So, total time is 2 hours 8.57143 minutes + 15.42857 minutes ≈ 2 hours 24 minutes, which matches the given information.

So, t is approximately 15.42857 minutes. Let me write that as a fraction. 0.42857 is approximately 3/7, so t ≈ 15 and 3/7 minutes, which is 15 minutes and about 25.714 seconds. But since the question asks for the number of minutes, maybe we can keep it as a fraction.

Wait, 0.42857 is exactly 3/7, so t = 15 + 3/7 minutes, which is 15 3/7 minutes.

But let me check if I can find t exactly.

From the equation:

4.25 * (2.4 - t/60) = 9

Let me write 4.25 as 17/4 and 2.4 as 12/5.

So, (17/4) * (12/5 - t/60) = 9

Multiply both sides by 4 to eliminate the denominator:

17 * (12/5 - t/60) = 36

Now, 17 * (12/5 - t/60) = 36

Let me compute 17 * 12/5 = (17*12)/5 = 204/5 = 40.8

And 17 * (-t/60) = -17t/60

So, 40.8 - 17t/60 = 36

Subtract 40.8 from both sides:

-17t/60 = 36 - 40.8 = -4.8

Multiply both sides by -1:

17t/60 = 4.8

Multiply both sides by 60:

17t = 4.8 * 60 = 288

So, t = 288 / 17 ≈ 16.941176 minutes

Wait, that's different from my earlier approximation. Hmm, I must have made a mistake earlier.

Wait, let me check the calculations again.

From the equation:

4.25 * (2.4 - t/60) = 9

Convert 4.25 to 17/4 and 2.4 to 12/5.

So, (17/4) * (12/5 - t/60) = 9

Multiply both sides by 4:

17 * (12/5 - t/60) = 36

Compute 17 * 12/5 = 204/5 = 40.8

Compute 17 * (-t/60) = -17t/60

So, 40.8 - 17t/60 = 36

Subtract 40.8:

-17t/60 = 36 - 40.8 = -4.8

Multiply both sides by -1:

17t/60 = 4.8

Multiply both sides by 60:

17t = 4.8 * 60 = 288

So, t = 288 / 17 ≈ 16.941176 minutes

So, t is approximately 16.941176 minutes, which is 16 minutes and about 56.46 seconds. But since the question asks for the number of minutes, maybe we can write it as a fraction.

288 divided by 17 is 16 with a remainder of 16, because 17*16=272, so 288-272=16. So, t=16 16/17 minutes.

Wait, 288/17 is 16.941176, which is 16 and 16/17 minutes.

So, t=16 16/17 minutes.

Now, the question is, if she walks at s + 1/2 km/h, which is 2.25 + 0.5 = 2.75 km/h, how many minutes will the walk take, including t minutes in the coffee shop.

So, the total time is t_w + t_c, where t_w is the time spent walking, and t_c is t minutes.

The distance is 9 km, so:

Distance = speed * time

So, 9 = 2.75 * t_w + t

But we need to find t_w.

Wait, but we can find t_w from the previous equations.

Wait, when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the time spent walking is 2.4 - t/60 hours, which is 2.4 - 16 16/17 /60 hours.

Wait, maybe it's better to find t_w in terms of t.

Wait, when she walks at s km/h, the time spent walking is 4 hours, so t_w = 4 hours.

But when she walks at s + 2 km/h, the time spent walking is 2.4 - t/60 hours, so t_w' = 2.4 - t/60 hours.

But the distance is the same, so:

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

We can use this to find t.

Wait, but we already used that to find t, so maybe we can find t_w in terms of t.

Wait, when she walks at s km/h, t_w = 4 hours.

When she walks at s + 2 km/h, t_w' = 2.4 - t/60 hours.

But the distance is the same, so:

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

We can solve for t.

Let me write s = 9 / 4 = 2.25 km/h.

So, 2.25 * 4 = (2.25 + 2) * (2.4 - t/60)

Compute left side: 2.25 * 4 = 9

Right side: 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60) = 9

Which is the same equation as before, leading to t ≈ 16.941176 minutes.

So, t is approximately 16.941176 minutes.

Now, when she walks at 2.75 km/h, the time spent walking is t_w' = 2.4 - t/60 hours.

So, t_w' = 2.4 - (16.941176 / 60) ≈ 2.4 - 0.2823529 ≈ 2.117647 hours.

Convert that to minutes: 2.117647 * 60 ≈ 127.058857 minutes.

So, t_w' ≈ 127.058857 minutes.

Then, the total time is t_w' + t ≈ 127.058857 + 16.941176 ≈ 144 minutes.

Wait, 144 minutes is 2 hours and 24 minutes, which matches the given information.

So, the total time is 144 minutes.

But let me check if I can find t exactly.

From the equation:

2.25 * 4 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

Which simplifies to:

9 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

So, 2.4 - t/60 = 9 / 4.25 = 18/9.5 = 180/95 = 36/19 ≈ 1.8947368

So, 2.4 - t/60 = 36/19

Therefore, t/60 = 2.4 - 36/19

Convert 2.4 to 12/5, so:

t/60 = 12/5 - 36/19

Find a common denominator, which is 95.

12/5 = (12*19)/95 = 228/95

36/19 = (36*5)/95 = 180/95

So, t/60 = 228/95 - 180/95 = 48/95

Therefore, t = (48/95) * 60 = (48*60)/95 = 2880/95 = 576/19 ≈ 29.78947368 minutes

Wait, that's different from my earlier calculation. Wait, I think I made a mistake earlier.

Wait, let me recast the equation:

From 2.25 * 4 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

So, 9 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

So, 2.4 - t/60 = 9 / 4.25 = 18/9.5 = 36/19

So, t/60 = 2.4 - 36/19

Convert 2.4 to 12/5, so:

t/60 = 12/5 - 36/19

Find a common denominator, which is 95.

12/5 = (12*19)/95 = 228/95

36/19 = (36*5)/95 = 180/95

So, t/60 = 228/95 - 180/95 = 48/95

Therefore, t = (48/95) * 60 = (48*60)/95 = 2880/95 = 576/19 ≈ 29.78947368 minutes

Wait, that's approximately 29.78947368 minutes, which is 29 minutes and about 47.35 seconds.

But earlier, when I did the calculation, I got t ≈ 16.941176 minutes, which was incorrect. So, I must have made a mistake in the previous steps.

Wait, let me check the initial equation again.

When she walks at s km/h, the time spent walking is 4 hours, so t_w = 4 hours.

When she walks at s + 2 km/h, the time spent walking is 2.4 - t/60 hours, so t_w' = 2.4 - t/60 hours.

The distance is the same, so:

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

We know s = 2.25 km/h.

So, 2.25 * 4 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

Which is 9 = 4.25 * (2.4 - t/60)

So, 2.4 - t/60 = 9 / 4.25 = 18/9.5 = 36/19

So, t/60 = 2.4 - 36/19

Convert 2.4 to 12/5, so:

t/60 = 12/5 - 36/19

Find a common denominator, which is 95.

12/5 = (12*19)/95 = 228/95

36/19 = (36*5)/95 = 180/95

So, t/60 = 228/95 - 180/95 = 48/95

Therefore, t = (48/95) * 60 = (48*60)/95 = 2880/95 = 576/19 ≈ 29.78947368 minutes

So, t ≈ 29.78947368 minutes, which is approximately 29 minutes and 47.35 seconds.

Wait, but earlier I thought t was 16.941176 minutes, which was incorrect. So, I must have made a mistake in the initial calculation.

So, t is approximately 29.78947368 minutes.

Now, when she walks at s + 0.5 km/h, which is 2.25 + 0.5 = 2.75 km/h, the time spent walking is t_w' = 2.4 - t/6