SOLUTION: PeeWee challenged Joe to a bike race. During the race, Joe biked at a consistent 12mph. PeeWee biked at 16mph for the first half of the course, but then he got tired and slowed dow

Question 871817: PeeWee challenged Joe to a bike race. During the race, Joe biked at a consistent 12mph. PeeWee biked at 16mph for the first half of the course, but then he got tired and slowed down to 8mph for the second half. Who won the race?
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PeeWee challenged Joe to a bike race. During the race, Joe biked at a consistent 12mph.
PeeWee biked at 16mph for the first half of the course, but then he got tired and slowed down to 8mph for the second half.
Who won the race?
:
Find the time that each took, (Time == dist/speed
Use a convenient distance, 48 mile
:
J's time = 4 hrs
P's time + = 1.5 + 3 = 4.5 hrs
:
Joe wins!
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