document.write( "Question 165707: A cyclist had been traveling 24 km/h for 8 hours when he was overtaken by a motorist who left the same starting point 5 hours after the cyclist. What was the motorist's speed? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #122168 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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The cyclist traveled
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+r%2At\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+24%2A8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"d+=+192\"$ km
\n" ); document.write( "When the motorist overtook him, the motorist
\n" ); document.write( "had traveled the same distance
\n" ); document.write( "If the motorist left 5 hours after the
\n" ); document.write( "cyclist, the motorist only traveled
\n" ); document.write( "for $\"3\"$ hrs
\n" ); document.write( " $\"192+=+r%2A3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"r+=+192%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"r+=+64\"$ km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The motorist's speed was 64 km/hr \n" ); document.write( "

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