document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185854>Question 1185854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pedro can drive 4 times as fast as Rico can ride his bicycle. If it takes Rico 3 hours longer than Pedro to travel 76 miles, how fast can Rico ride his bicycle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have received two similar responses showing solving the problem using expressions for the two speeds.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But since the given information is that Rico's travel time is 3 hours longer than Pedro's, the problem is easier to set up and solve using times instead of speeds.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Pedro drives 4 times as fast as Rico rides, Rico takes 4 times as long as Pedro to cover any particular distance.  So<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = Pedro's time to drive 76 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 4x = Rico's time to ride 76 miles<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rico's time to travel 76 miles is 3 hours longer than Pedro's:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rico's time to travel 76 miles is 4x = 4 hours, so his speed is 76/4 = 19mph.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 19mph<br><BR>\n" );
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