document.write( "Question 346237: On a 2 mile racetrack you bike the first mile at 10 mph. At what rate must you bike the second mile in order to average 20mph for the entire track?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #247580 by Fombitz(32388)\"\" \"About 
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Rate*Time=Distance
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\n" ); document.write( "Average speed equals total distance divided by total time.
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\n" ); document.write( "For the first mile,
\n" ); document.write( "\"10%2At%5B1%5D=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B1%5D=1%2F10\"
\n" ); document.write( "For the second mile,
\n" ); document.write( "\"R%2At%5B2%5D=1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5B2%5D=1%2FR\"
\n" ); document.write( "The total distance is 2 miles.
\n" ); document.write( "The total time is \"t%5B1%5D%2Bt%5B2%5D=1%2F10%2B1%2FR\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"2%2F%281%2F10%2B1%2FR%29=20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2=20%281%2F10%2B1%2FR%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2=20%2F10%2B1%2FR\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2=2%2B1%2FR\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1%2FR=0\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You cannot go fast enough to average 20 mph.
\n" ); document.write( "20 mph for a 2 mile track requires 1/10 hr.
\n" ); document.write( "You already used that 1/10 hr for your first lap.
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