SOLUTION: Lance can bike at 12 mph. Greg can bike at 10 mph. Bubba can bike at 8 mph. They need to ride a combined distance of 200 miles. How long will this take? They will have biked

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Question 1160086: Lance can bike at 12 mph. Greg can bike at 10
mph. Bubba can bike at 8 mph. They need to ride a
combined distance of 200 miles. How long will this
take?
They will have biked a combined distance of 200
miles after _________ hours
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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in x hours to get to total of 200 miles

12x%2B10x%2B8x=200
30x=200
3x=20
x=6%262%2F3------------------ 6 hours 40 minutes