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Natasha rides her bike (at a constant speed) for 4 hours, helped by a 24) wind of 3 miles per hour. Pedaling at the same rate, the trip back against
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Let distance be D, and average speed, without the wind, be S
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document.write( "Then we get the following OUTGOING-SPEED equation: 
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document.write( "Also, the RETURN-SPEED equation is: 
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document.write( " ------ Substituting  for S in eq (ii)
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document.write( "2D = 5D - 120 ----- Multiplying by LCD, 20
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document.write( "2D - 5D = - 120
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document.write( "- 3D = - 120
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document.write( "Distance she traveled, one way, or  
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document.write( "Round-trip distance: . \n" );
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