document.write( "Question 756853: Two cyclists start out at the same time, 288 km apart and travel towards each other. If one cyclist travels 8 km/h faster than the other, they meet in 4 hours. Find the speed of each. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #460444 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You can think of one cyclist as standing still and the other
\n" ); document.write( "approaching at the sum of their speeds
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = the speed of the slower one in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+8+\" km/hr = the speed of the faster one
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+r%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+288+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+8+%29%2A4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+288+=+8s+%2B+32+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8s+=+256+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+32+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+8+=+40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The faster one goes 40 km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "The slower one goes 32 km/hr
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