SOLUTION: Stacy travels 4 times as fast as Bill. Traveling in opposite directions, they are 210 miles apart after 3.5 hours. Find their rates of travel.

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Question 1123080: Stacy travels 4 times as fast as Bill. Traveling in opposite directions, they are 210 miles apart after 3.5 hours. Find their rates of travel.
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Stacy travels 4 times as fast as Bill. Traveling in opposite directions, they are 210 miles apart after 3.5 hours. Find their rates of travel.
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If they started from the same place at the same time (which should have been specified):
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210 mi/3.5 hr = 60 mi/hr
60 mi/hr is the sum of their speeds.
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S + B = 60
S = 4B
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