SOLUTION: Two cyclists start from the same point on a mountain. One travels 2050 feet down the mountain in 10 minutes, and the other travels 890 feet up the mountain in same time. Express th
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Question 1009494: Two cyclists start from the same point on a mountain. One travels 2050 feet down the mountain in 10 minutes, and the other travels 890 feet up the mountain in same time. Express the distances traveled using signed numbers.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If we label going up as positive and going down as negative...we have
-2050 feet and +890 feet
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