SOLUTION: A cyclist traveled 15 km per hour faster than an in-line skater. In the time it took the cyclist to travel 12 in, the skater had gone 6 km. Find the speed of the skater

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Question 1052558: A cyclist traveled 15 km per hour faster than an in-line skater. In the time it took the cyclist to travel 12 in, the skater had gone 6 km. Find the speed of the skater
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The cyclist covers twice the distance in the same amount of time so the rate of the cyclist is twice the rate of the skater,
R%5Bc%5D=2R%5Bs%5D
15=2%2AR%5Bs%5D
R%5Bs%5D=7.5kph