document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=327420>Question 327420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10mph and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 mph. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "With the 3 hour head start, Cyclist 1 is 18 miles ahead of Cyclist 2.<BR>\n" );
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