SOLUTION: Po Ling can bicycle 75 mi in the same time it takes her to drive 165 mi. If she drives 30mph faster than she bikes, how fast does she bike ? Not sure how to solve without them gi
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Question 871504: Po Ling can bicycle 75 mi in the same time it takes her to drive 165 mi. If she drives 30mph faster than she bikes, how fast does she bike ? Not sure how to solve without them giving time increments. Do I just make up my own. The answer in the key is 25mph but, I cannot figure out how they came up with this figure.
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Po Ling can bicycle 75 mi in the same time it takes her to drive 165 mi. If she drives 30mph faster than she bikes, how fast does she bike ?
Both times are same
cycle speed be x
distance = 75 miles
t= 75/x
Car speed = (x+30)
car distance = 165 miles
t= 165/(x+30)
165/(x+30)= 75/x
cross multiply
165x=75(x+30)
165x=75x+2250
165x-75x=2250
90x=2250
/90
x= 25
Cycle speed = 25 mph
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