document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1078273>Question 1078273</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cyclists leave towns 78 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One cyclist travels 8 miles per hour faster than the other. If they meet in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution by \"josgarithmetic\" is WRONG. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Below find the correct solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>.  9 mph for one cyclist and 9+8 = 17 mph for the other.<BR>\n" );
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