document.write( "Question 235676: john is riding his bike at 15 km against the wind. it takes him 1 hour to complete is trip. if he travels the same distance with the wind and it takes him 36 minutes, what is the rate of the wind? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If he goes 15 km in 1 hour, then his rate relative to the ground is 15 kph. If he goes 15 km in 36 minutes, remember that 6 minutes is .1 hour so 36 minutes must be .6 hour and his rate relative to the ground is \r
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