document.write( "Question 1142218: Amanda bikes 22 miles in 3 hours. Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, in twice the amount of time. What was Bryons average speed in miles per hour?
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document.write( "According to the condition, Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, which means he bikes 22 + 3*22 = 88 miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "According to the condition, Byron bikes  3 hours * 2 = 6 hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The Byron's average speed is   =  =  miles per hour.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "I understand that you expected to get another answer:   =  = 11 mph.\r\n" );
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document.write( "But this expectation is not correct, because in English \"three times farther than\" means \"4 times as far as\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "Obviously, you are a novice in this wording usage, but it is the English language feature, which is \r\n" );
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