SOLUTION: Alice's bicyle speed is 4 miles per hour faster than her friend John. If Alice rides 40 miles in the same time that John rides 24 miles, how fast does each of them ride?
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Question 803247: Alice's bicyle speed is 4 miles per hour faster than her friend John. If Alice rides 40 miles in the same time that John rides 24 miles, how fast does each of them ride?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r*t=d
t=d/r
a=4+j,
40/a=24/j
a = 10, j = 6
BTW time=4 hours
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