document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=189364>Question 189364</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two people are 80 miles apart and both travel on bicyles. Bothe of them bicyle toward each other for 4 hours. The second bicyclist traveles 1.5 times faster than the first bicyclist. How fast did each bicyclist travel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We have two people that I will call person A and person B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because they are riding toward each other, times equal total distance given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Person A:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time on bike = 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 80 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Person B:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time on bike = 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "speed = (1.5 + x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = 80 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x + 4(1.5 + x) = 80 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you solve for x now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you find the answer for x, you will know the speed of Person A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find the speed of Person B, replace x in the expression (1.5 + x) with the value you find for x.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Understand?\r<BR>\n" );
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