SOLUTION: two motorcycles start at the same point and travel in oppisite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster that the other. in 3 hours they are 492 miles apart. how fast is each
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Question 653447: two motorcycles start at the same point and travel in oppisite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster that the other. in 3 hours they are 492 miles apart. how fast is each travelling?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two motorcycles start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster that the other. in 3 hours they are 492 miles apart. how fast is each travelling?
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Time is the same for both cyclists.
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distance = rate*time
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distance + distance = 492
4x + 4(x+4) = 492
4x + 4x + 16 = 492
8x = 476
x = 59.5 mph (rate of the slower cyclist)
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x+4 = 63.5 mph (rate of the faster cyclist)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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