SOLUTION: Two cyclists leave town at the same time, on the same road, going in the same direction. Cyclist A is going 6 miles per hour faster than cyclist B. After 8 hours, cyclist A has t
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Question 872867: Two cyclists leave town at the same time, on the same road, going in the same direction. Cyclist A is going 6 miles per hour faster than cyclist B. After 8 hours, cyclist A has travelled 3 times the distance as cyclist B. How fast.is cyclist B travelling?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let B's speed = x
A's speed = x+6
distance B travels in 8 hours 8x
distance of A = 8(x+6)
8(x+6) = 3*8x
8x+48 =24x
16x=48
x= 3
B's speed = 3 mph
A's speed = 9 mph
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