document.write( "Question 226802: carl and candice leave the same point riding bikes in the same direction. Candice rides at 3/4 carl's speed. After 2 hours, they are 28 miles apart. what is the average speed of each rider?
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carl and candice leave the same point riding bikes in the same direction.
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\n" ); document.write( " After 2 hours, they are 28 miles apart.
\n" ); document.write( "what is the average speed of each rider?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = Carl's speed
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\n" ); document.write( ".75s = Candice's speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Write a distance equation; (Dist = speed * time)
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\n" ); document.write( "Carl's dist - Candice's dist = 28 miles
\n" ); document.write( "2s - 2(.75s) = 28
\n" ); document.write( "2s - 1.5s = 28
\n" ); document.write( ".5s = 28
\n" ); document.write( "s = \"28%2F.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "s = 56 mph, Carl's speed
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( ".75(56) = 42 mph is Candice's speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this by finding the distance each traveled.
\n" ); document.write( "2*56 = 112 mi
\n" ); document.write( "2*42 = 84 mi
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\n" ); document.write( "differ= 28 mi
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