document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1017401>Question 1017401</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose that a cyclist began a 308 mi ride across a state at the western edge of the&#8203; state, at the same time that a car traveling toward it leaves the eastern end of the state. If the bicycle and car met after 5.5 hr and the car traveled 36.8 mph faster than the&#8203; bicycle, find the average rate of each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The car average rate is ___ mph?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bicycle's rate is ____ mph? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #633728 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=633728\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the speed of the bicycle in mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+%2B+36.8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+%2B+36.8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the speed of the car in mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can think of one of them moving at the sum<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of their speeds and the other one standing still,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "because they are moving towards eachother.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance traveled will be the sum of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distances each would have traveled<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5.5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5.5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+11s+=+105.6+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+11s+=+105.6+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+%2B+36.8+=+9.6+%2B+36.8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+%2B+36.8+=+9.6+%2B+36.8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+%2B+36.8+=+46.4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+%2B+36.8+=+46.4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The speed of the bicycle is 9.6 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of the car is 46.4 mi/hr<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the bicycle:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5B1%5D+=+52.8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5B1%5D+=+52.8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For the car:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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