document.write( "Question 864631: During the 1st part of a trip, a bicyclist travels 51 miles at a certain speed. The return trip is made at a speed that is 6 mph slower. Total time for the round trip is 15 hrs. Find the bicyclist's average speed on the 1st part of the trip and the return trip.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #521143 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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Use basic uniform rates concept, RT=D, and setup a data table to help relate all the data.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "_________________speed__________time__________distance
\n" ); document.write( "FirstPart________r______________\"51%2Fr\"_____________51
\n" ); document.write( "Return___________r-6____________\"51%2F%28r-6%29\"_________51
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for r in the equation for time sum, \"highlight_green%2851%2Fr%2B51%2F%28r-6%29=15%29\".
\n" ); document.write( "This will be simpler as \"highlight_green%2817%2Fr%2B17%2F%28r-6%29=5%29\".
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