document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207768>Question 1207768</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two cyclists leave a city at the same time, one going east and the other going west. The westbound cyclist bikes 5 mph faster than the eastbound cyclist.After 6 hours they are 246 miles apart. How fast is each cyclist riding?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Westbound cyclist = x + 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eastward cyclist = x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After 6 six:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Westward cyclist = (x + 5) + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Eastward cyclist = x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My equation is \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x + 5) + 6 + x + 6 = 246, which reduces to \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 17 = 246\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this right?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "                       SPEEDS        TIMES        DISTANCES\r\n" );
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document.write( "To West               x+5            6           (x+5)(6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "To East               x              6           (x)(6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Total dist. apart                                246\r\n" );
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