SOLUTION: Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles
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Question 268575: Two cyclists start biking from a trail's start 3 hours apart. The second cyclist travels at 10 miles per hour and starts 3 hours after the first cyclist who is traveling at 6 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the second cyclist catches up with the first from the time the second cyclist started biking?
t=d/s
I know the answer is 4.5 hours but am having problems setting up the equations.
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d=6t for the first cyclist.
d=10(t-3) for the second cyclist.
Because the distances are the same set the 2 equations equal.
6t=10(t-3)
6t=10t-30
6t-10t=-30
-4t=-30
t=30/4
t=7.5 hours after the first cyclist leaves.
7.5-3=4.5 hours after the second cyclist leaves.
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