SOLUTION: A cycler leaves home and rides due south for 65 km. She returns home on the same road and the total trip takes her 2 hours. What was the cycler's speed?

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Question 1042596: A cycler leaves home and rides due south for 65 km. She returns home on the same road and the total trip takes her 2 hours. What was the cycler's speed?
Answer by chen.aavaz(62) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total distance is 2*65km/h and total time is 2 hours.
So his speed was 2%2A65%2F2 km/h = 65km/h