SOLUTION: A cyclist traveled
10
kilometers per hour faster than an in-line skater. In the time it took the cyclist to travel
40
kilometers, the skater had gone
20
kilometers. Find
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Question 1034989: A cyclist traveled
10
kilometers per hour faster than an in-line skater. In the time it took the cyclist to travel
40
kilometers, the skater had gone
20
kilometers. Find the speed of the skater.
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the speed of the skater be n. Then:
20/n=40/n+10
20(n+10)=40n
20n=200
n=10
The skaters speed was 10 kmh!!!!!!!!
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