题目
Youseff lives x blocks from his office. It takes him 1 minute per block to walk to work and 20 seconds per block to ride his bike to work. It is takes him exactly 10 minutes more to walk to work than to ride his bike to work, then x equals?
解析
已知优素福住的地方距离工作地点有\( x \)个街区。他步行上班的速度是1个街区/分钟,因此步行上班需要\( 1×x = x \)分钟。
同时,他骑自行车上班的速度是20秒/个街区,换算成分钟就是\( 20/60 = 1/3 \)分钟/个街区,所以骑自行车上班需要\( (1/3)x \)分钟。
由于步行上班比骑车上班多花10分钟,我们可以列出方程求解\( x \):
\[ x = \frac{1}{3}x + 10 \]
\[ 3x = x + 30 \]
\[ 2x = 30 \]
\[ x = 15 \]
答案:D