Malcolm is trying to find the fastest walk to school and is currently comparing two routes. In the first route, he walks for 6 minutes uphill, walks for twice this amount of time along a path, then finishes the journey in a third of the time it took to walk the first two stages. In the second route, he walks along a flat path for 14 minutes, then finishes the walk in twice this amount of time. In minutes, how much longer was the second route compared with the first?
How many minutes does Malcolm spend walking along the path? ** In the first route, Malcolm spends 6 minutes * 2 = <<6*2=12>>12 minutes walking along the path.
How many minutes does Malcolm spend walking the first two stages? ** So in total, the first two stages of this route take him 6 + 12 = <<6+12=18>>18 minutes.
How many minutes did it take Malcolm to finish the first route? ** This means the final part of the journey took him 18 / 3 = <<18/3=6>>6 minutes.
How many minutes does it take Malcolm to walk the first route? ** Therefore, the total time it takes to walk the first route is 18 + 6 = <<18+6=24>>24 minutes.
How many minutes does Malcolm spend walking the second stage? ** In the second route, the second stage takes him 14 * 2 = <<14*2=28>>28 minutes.
How many minutes does it take Malcolm to walk the second route? ** So the second route takes a total of 28 + 14 = <<28+14=42>>42 minutes to walk.
How many minutes does the second route take longer than the first route? ** The second route therefore takes an extra 42 minutes for the second route – 24 minutes for the first route = <<42-24=18>>18 minutes.
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