document.write( "Question 1128942: A man rode his bicycle for 12 miles and then hiked an additional 8 miles. The total time for the trip was 5 hours. If his rate when he was riding the bicycle was 10 miles per hour faster than his rate walking, what was each rate?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #745501 by josgarithmetic(39614) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "          SPEEDS       TIMES             DISTANCE\r\n" );
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document.write( "BIKE         r +10    12/(r+10)            12\r\n" );
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document.write( "WALK        r            8/r                8\r\n" );
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document.write( "TOTAL                     5\r\n" );
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