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When the moving sidewalk at the airport is broken, as it oftenseems to be, it takes you 50 s to walk from your gate to the baggageclaim. When it is working and you stand on the moving sidewalkthe entire way, without walking, it takes 75 s to travel the same distance.How long will it take you to travel from the gate to baggageclaim if you walk while riding on the moving sidewalk?

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When the moving sidewalk at the airport is broken, as it oftenseems to be, it takes you 50 s to walk from your gate to the baggageclaim. When it is working and you stand on the moving sidewalkthe entire way, without walking, it takes 75 s to travel the same distance.How long will it take you to travel from the gate to baggageclaim if you walk while riding on the moving sidewalk?

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Given that, the time taken to cover the given distance by walking is

The time taken to cover the given distance through the moving sidewalk,

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