document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=63833>Question 63833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A cyclist bikes x distance at 10 mph and returns over the same path at 8 mph.  What is the cyclists average rate for the round trip in miles per hour.   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x miles/10mph + x miles/8mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=[8x+10x]/[80]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=18x/80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(9/40)x hrs (This is total roundtrip time)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total distance is 2x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate = distance/time = (2x)/[(9/40)x]= 80/9 mph<BR>\n" );
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