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 256407: 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 Greenfinch(383) About Me  (Show Source):
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After 3 hours, 1st cyclist (at 6 mph) in 18 miles.
Second cyclist travels 4 mph faster than 1st cyclist.
So time to move 18 miles at 4 mph is 4 1/2 hours