SOLUTION: A cyclist rode the first 48-mile portion of his workout at a constant speed. For the 28-mile cooldown portion of his workout, he reduced his speed by 5 miles per hour. Each portion

Question 1130619: A cyclist rode the first 48-mile portion of his workout at a constant speed. For the 28-mile cooldown portion of his workout, he reduced his speed by 5 miles per hour. Each portion of the workout took the same time. Find the cyclist's speed during the first portion and find his speed during the cooldown portion.
The cyclist's speed during the first portion was _________mile per hour and his speed during the second portion was ___________ miles per hour.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, speed for first part
r-5, speed for cooldown

Solve for r.
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