document.write( "Question 38367: Use this problem for #3 and 4.
\n" ); document.write( "Lucy rides her bike 4 km/h faster than Kim.
\n" ); document.write( "Lucy travels east for 2 hours.
\n" ); document.write( "Kim travels west for 2 hours.
\n" ); document.write( "They are then 80 km apart.
\n" ); document.write( "How many km/h is Kim traveling?
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Remember D = RT, distance = rate*time.
\n" ); document.write( "Let Kim's rate be r.
\n" ); document.write( "Then Lucy's rate is r + 4.
\n" ); document.write( "They both travel for 2 hours, so t = 2.
\n" ); document.write( "Their total distance is 80 km, so we have
\n" ); document.write( "2r + 2(r + 4) = 80
\n" ); document.write( "2r + 2r + 8 = 80
\n" ); document.write( "4r + 8 = 80
\n" ); document.write( "4r = 72
\n" ); document.write( "r = 18 km/h, Kim's rate.
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