SOLUTION: A cyclist travels from town X to town Y at an average speed of 10km/hr and then travels back to town X at an average speed of 10.5km/hr. If the total time for the journey is 1¼hrs

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Question 1126655: A cyclist travels from town X to town Y at an average speed of 10km/hr and then travels back to town X at an average speed of 10.5km/hr. If the total time for the journey is 1¼hrs and the speed is constant in each direction, find correct to one decimal place XY.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39615)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




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           SPEED       TIME        DISTANCE

X to Y     10          d/10         d

Y to X     10.5        d/10.5       d

TOTAL                 1.25


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