document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049609>Question 1049609</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a cylclist travled 9km per hour faster than an in line skater. in the time it took the cyclist to travel 45 km, the skater had gone 30. find the speed of the skater </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Cyclist DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = x+9 km/h ; dist = 45 km ; time = d/r = 45/(x+9) hrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Skater DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = x km/h ; dist = 30 km ; time = d/r = 30/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45/(x+9) = 30/x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45x = 30x + 270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 270<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18 km/hr (skater rate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+9 27 km/hr (cyclist rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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