document.write( "Question 988199: Two cyclists, 168 mi apart, start riding towards each other at the same time. One cycles twice as fast as the other. If they meet 4 hr later, at what average speed is each cyclist traveling? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If they are

miles apart and meet in

hours, then the sum of their speeds must be

. If one is traveling

miles per hour and the other is traveling

miles per hour, then

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and solve for

then calculate

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