SOLUTION: Two cyclists start out at the same time, 288 km apart and travel towards each other. If one cyclist travels 8 km/h faster than the other, they meet in 4 hours. Find the speed of ea
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Question 756853: Two cyclists start out at the same time, 288 km apart and travel towards each other. If one cyclist travels 8 km/h faster than the other, they meet in 4 hours. Find the speed of each.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can think of one cyclist as standing still and the other
approaching at the sum of their speeds
Let = the speed of the slower one in km/hr
km/hr = the speed of the faster one
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The faster one goes 40 km/hr
The slower one goes 32 km/hr
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