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document.write( "John and Lester were cycling towards the finish line. 15km from the end John passed Lester. John reached the end 45 minutes earlier than Lester who was still 9km from the end. What was John's speed after overtaking Lester. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Lester's speed....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "When John finished, Lester was still 9km from the end; and Lester finished 45 minutes (3/4 of an hour) after John.  So Lester's speed was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F%283%2F4%29=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F%283%2F4%29=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > km/hr.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) John's speed....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the time John passed Lester until the time John finished, John cycled 15km while Lester cycled only 15-9 = 6km.  So the ratio of their speeds was 15:6 = 5:2.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So John's speed was 5/2 of Lester's: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29%2812%29=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29%2812%29=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: John's speed was 30km/hr<br><BR>\n" );
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