SOLUTION: A father walks 36miles in 12hours while his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the fathers rate of speed. at this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider trave

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Question 92903: A father walks 36miles in 12hours while his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the fathers rate of speed. at this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider travel in 9hours.
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A father walks 36 miles in 12 hours while his son covers the same distance on a bicycle at twice the father's rate of speed. at this rate, how many miles would the bicycle rider travel in 9 hours.
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Remember speed = dist/time
The problem:
twice father's speed times 9 hrs
2(36%2F12) * 9 =
2 * 3 * 9 = 54 mi
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