SOLUTION: Two cyclists start biking from a trail’s start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles
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Question 37018: Two cyclists start biking from a trail’s start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking? Answer by Paul(988) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Letting x be the speed
The word after in this problem is the key word to look for.
After means plus and before means subbtract
EQUATION:
6(x+3)=10x
4x=18
x=4.5
Hence, about 4.5 hours will pass.
Paul.
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