document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=300031>Question 300031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bicyclists were 300 miles apart at 3 p.m. and were headed toward each other. If they met at 9 p.m. and one was traveling 20 miles per hour faster than the other, what was the speed of the bicyclist? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "300=(R+R+20)*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=(2R+20)*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=12R+120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12R=300-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12R=180<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=180/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R=15 MPH IS THE SPEED OF THE SLOWER RIDER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+20=35 MPH. IS THE SPEED OF THE FASTER RIDER.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=(15+35)*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=50*6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300=300 </SPAN>\n" );
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