SOLUTION: A person can ride their bicycle at an average rate of 12 miles per hour in calm air. Traveling with the wind, they rode their bicycle 58 miles in the same amount of time it took to

Question 825087: A person can ride their bicycle at an average rate of 12 miles per hour in calm air. Traveling with the wind, they rode their bicycle 58 miles in the same amount of time it took to ride 38 miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A person can ride their bicycle at an average rate of 12 miles per hour in calm air. Traveling with the wind, they rode their bicycle 58 miles in the same amount of time it took to ride 38 miles against the wind. Find the speed of the wind.
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What is the effect of wind on a person biking?
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