document.write( "Question 1197166: Two cyclist, one averaging 8 miles per hour and the other 12 miles per hour, starting at the same place and time. If they travel in opposite directions, after how long will they be 98 miles apart? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Two $\"highlight%28cross%28cyclist%29%29\"$ cyclists, one averaging 8 miles per hour and the other 12 miles per hour,
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document.write( "     After   =  =  hours = 4 hours = 4 hours and 54 minutes.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "     Here (8+12) = 20 miles per hour is their reproaching rate.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Write total distance equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "       8t + 12t = 98  miles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Here \"t\" is the unknown time.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Simplify and find \"t\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "          20t   = 98\r\n" );
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document.write( "            t   =  = =  hours = 4 hours = 4 hours and 54 minutes.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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document.write( "    The answer is the same.\r\n" );
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