SOLUTION: Bobby and Rick are in a 10-lap race on a one-mile oval track. Bobby, averaging 90mph, has completed two laps just as Ricky is getting his car onto the track. What speed does Rick h

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: Bobby and Rick are in a 10-lap race on a one-mile oval track. Bobby, averaging 90mph, has completed two laps just as Ricky is getting his car onto the track. What speed does Rick have to average to be even with Bobby at the end of the tenth lap?
The book also gives this hint: Bobby does 8 miles in the same time as Rick does 10 miles. This question is from textbook College Algebra

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