document.write( "Question 402964: Two cyclists, 72 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 2 times as fast as the other. If they meet 4 hours later, what is the speed (in mi/h) of the faster cyclist? \n" ); document.write( "
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Two cyclists, 72 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 2 times as fast as the other. If they meet 4 hours later, what is the speed (in mi/h) of the faster cyclist?
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\n" ); document.write( "Slower cyclist DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Time = 4 hrs ; rate = x mph ; distance = 4x miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Faster cyclist DATA:
\n" ); document.write( "Time = 4 hrs: rate = 2x mph ; distance = 8x miles
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "distance + distance = 72 miles
\n" ); document.write( "4x + 8x = 72 miles
\n" ); document.write( "8x = 72
\n" ); document.write( "x = 9 mph (rate of slower rider)
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\n" ); document.write( "2x = 18 mph (rate of faster rider)
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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