document.write( "Question 998213: Suppose that a cyclist began a 442 mile ride across the western edge of the state, at the same time that a car traveling toward it leaves the eastern edge of the state. If the bike and the car met after 8.5 hours and the car traveled 30.8 MPH faster than the bike, find the average rate of each \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "              speed          time         distance\r\n" );
document.write( "CYCLIST        r             8.5         \r\n" );
document.write( "CAR           r+30.8         8.5         \r\n" );
document.write( "Total                                    442\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total distances of both is the distance between the two borders of the state.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28r%29%288.5%29%2B%28r%2B30.8%29%288.5%29=442\"$ , and solve for r.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The question to obtain the answer is $\"%28r%2B%28r%2B30.8%29%29%2F2\"$ , for AVERAGE RATE OF EACH. \n" ); document.write( "

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