document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=653447>Question 653447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two motorcycles start at the same point and travel in oppisite directions. one travels 4 miles per hour faster that the other. in 3 hours they are 492 miles apart. how fast is each travelling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Time is the same for both cyclists.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance = rate*time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance + distance = 492<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4(x+4) = 492<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4x + 16 = 492<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 476<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 59.5 mph (rate of the slower cyclist)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+4 = 63.5 mph (rate of the faster cyclist)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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