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Question 1033856: "Two boys on bicycles start from the same place and ride in opposite directions. One rides twice as far as the other. In 3 hours they are 27 kilometers apart. Find the rate of speed for each boy." Can anyone help with this please?? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! "Two boys on bicycles start from the same place and ride in opposite directions. One rides twice as far as the other. In 3 hours they are 27 kilometers apart. Find the rate of speed for each boy."
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There's no "rate of speed."
There's rate, or rate of motion, and there's speed.
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Going twice as far in the same time --> 2x the speed.
Their speeds are added when going in opposite directions.
The sum of their speeds is 27/3 = 9 km/hr
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--> 3 and 6 km/hr
