document.write( "Question 1189896: Two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions.
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document.write( "One cyclist travels 3 km faster than the other.
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document.write( "If the two cyclists are 90 kilometers apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #821407 by Alan3354(69443)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. \n" ); document.write( "One cyclist travels 3 km faster than the other. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If the two cyclists are 90 kilometers apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist? \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "3 km faster -------- 3 km is not speed, it's distance. \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "If you mean 3 km/hr faster: \n" ); document.write( "The sum of the speeds is 90/2 = 45 \n" ); document.write( "The difference is 3 \n" ); document.write( "======================== \n" ); document.write( "r1 + r2 = 45 \n" ); document.write( "r1 - r2 = 3 \n" ); document.write( "------------------ Add \n" ); document.write( "2r1 = 48 \n" ); document.write( "r1 = 24 \n" ); document.write( "r2 = 21 \n" ); document.write( " |