document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063306>Question 1063306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. one cyclists travels 6 km/h slower than the other. if the two cyclists are 192 km apart after 4 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #678374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=678374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one cyclist: 4x because he went for 4 hours at speed x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the other: 4(x-6) this fellow went 4 hours at x-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+4(x-6) = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+4x-24 = 192<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 216/8 = 27 was the average speed of the fast one<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27-6 = 21 was the average speed of the slower cyclist </SPAN>\n" );
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