document.write( "Question 644450: the distance between 2 stations is 300 km.Two motorcyclists start simultaneously from these stations and move towards each other.The speed of one of them is 7 km/h more than that of the other.If the distance between them after 2 hours of their start is 34 km, find the speed of each motorcyclists.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #405051 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! the distance between 2 stations is 300 km.Two motorcyclists start simultaneously from these stations and move towards each other.The speed of one of them is 7 km/h more than that of the other.If the distance between them after 2 hours of their start is 34 km, find the speed of each motorcyclists. \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Faster-cyclist DATA: \n" ); document.write( "rate = x + 7 km/h ; time = 2 hrs ; distance = 2(x+7) km \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Slower-cyclist DATA: \n" ); document.write( "rate = x km/h ; time = 2 hrs ; distance = 2x km \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "2(x+7) + 2x + 34 = 300 \n" ); document.write( "2x+14 + 2x = 66 \n" ); document.write( "4x = 52 \n" ); document.write( "x = 13 km/h speed of the slower \n" ); document.write( "x + 7 = 20 km/h speed of the faster \n" ); document.write( "====================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============ \n" ); document.write( " |