document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=872867>Question 872867</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cyclists leave town at the same time, on the same road, going in the same direction.  Cyclist A is going 6 miles per hour faster than cyclist B.  After 8 hours, cyclist A has travelled 3 times the distance as cyclist B.  How fast.is cyclist B travelling? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #526497 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=526497\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let B's speed = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A's speed = x+6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance B travels in 8 hours 8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance of A = 8(x+6)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8(x+6) = 3*8x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x+48 =24x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B's speed = 3 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A's speed = 9 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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