Shall We Ride or Walk?

Strategies and Hints

They must each walk 8 miles and ride 12 miles. The total car trip is 52 miles. The total time is 2 hours and 36 minutes. You must keep in mind that players are walking when the car is returning, The easiest way is to draw a diagram of the car's route (see below) and then use the guess-and-check strategy to close in on the actual answer. Keep in mind that the three walking/riding possibilities are (1) ride/walk, (2) walk/ride/walk, and (3) walk/ ride, and that for (2) the before and after ride walking times are the same.