Question 1142218: Amanda bikes 22 miles in 3 hours. Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, in twice the amount of time. What was Bryons average speed in miles per hour?
A)7
B)11
C)14
D)44
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
Answer by ikleyn(52782)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Amanda bikes 22 miles in 3 hours. Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, in twice the amount of time.
What was  Byron's average speed in miles per hour?
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According to the condition, Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, which means he bikes 22 + 3*22 = 88 miles.
According to the condition, Byron bikes 3 hours * 2 = 6 hours.
The Byron's average speed is  =  =   miles per hour. ANSWER
I understand that you expected to get another answer:  =  = 11 mph.
But this expectation is not correct, because in English "three times farther than" means "4 times as far as".
Obviously, you are a novice in this wording usage, but it is the English language feature, which is
DISTINCT from the pattern of many other languages.
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Ignore the answer and the solution by @josgarithmetic, since they both are T O T A L L Y W R O N G.
It is the feature of this pseudo-tutor: half of his "solutions" are wrong.
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After my notice, @josgarithmetic fixed his post.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Amanda bikes 22 miles in 3 hours. Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, in twice the amount of time. What was Bryons average speed in miles per hour?
A)7
B)11
C)14
D)44
If "THREE TIMES FARTHER" actually means "THREE TIMES AS FAR", the correct answer will be: 
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