SOLUTION: Two cyclists leave towns 240 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One cyclist travels 4km/h faster than the other. If they meet in 5 hours, what is the rate of e

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Question 1111974: Two cyclists leave towns 240 km apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One cyclist travels 4km/h faster than the other. If they meet in 5 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist?
Rate of fast cyclist:_____
Rate of slow cyclist:_____
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) About Me  (Show Source):
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%28r%2B%28r%2B4%29%29%285%29=240
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2r%2B4=48
r%2B2=24
r=22

One cyclist goes 22 km per hour
and other cyclist goes 26 km per hour.