SOLUTION: two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. one cyclist travels 5 km/h faster than the other. if the two cyclists are 155 km apart after 5 hours what is

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Question 1185905: two cyclists start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. one cyclist travels 5 km/h faster than the other. if the two cyclists are 155 km apart after 5 hours what is the rate of each cyclist?
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They are going in opposite directions beginning at same time and same place, so speed of separation is r%2B%28r%2B5%29=2r%2B5.

5%282r%2B5%29=155
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