document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=372170>Question 372170</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Please help me with this problem\" From a common starting position,willy and jessica ride their bikes in opposite directions. willy ride 2 km faster than jessica. in 3 hours, the two are 60 km apart. find the average speed of each one. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265140 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265140\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From a common starting position, willy and jessica ride their bikes in opposite directions. Willy rides 2 km faster than jessica. in 3 hours, the two are 60 km apart. find the average speed of each one.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let jessica's rate be x km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then willy's rate is x+2 km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are separating at a combined rate of 2x+2 km/h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "time*rate = distance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3*(2x+2) = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9 km/h (Jessica's rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 11 km/h (Willy's rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "================================<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );