document.write( "Question 1193694: Cameron went on a bike ride of 40 miles. He realized that if he had gone 8 mph faster, he would have arrived 16 hours sooner. How fast did he actually ride? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The number of 40 has two divisors, 10 and 2, that differ by 8 units and such that if you divide 40 by 10 one time\r\n" );
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document.write( "and divide 40 by 2 next time, you will get two quotients, 4 and 20, that differ exactly 16 units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "By making this mental thought experiment, you quickly will get the answer to your question, without using any equations and much faster.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The slower rate is 2 miles per hour.\r\n" );
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