document.write( "Question 350308: The ratio of Aldo's cycling speed to Jose cycling speed is 6:5. Jose leaves school at 3pm and Aldo leaves at 3:10pm. By 3:30pm Aldo is only 2 km behind Jose. How fast is each cycling?\r
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document.write( "rate=distance/time so Aldo is traveling at 6x and Jose is traveling at 5x
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document.write( "6x(1/3)-2=5x(1/2)\r
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document.write( "I'm not sure if I am on the right track. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #250465 by scott8148(6628) You can put this solution on YOUR website! pretty good\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "since Aldo is 2km BEHIND Jose , you need to ADD (not subtract) the 2 to make the distances equal \n" ); document.write( " |