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Question 120931: A person is biking and rode 30 miles in 2 hours with the wind and rode 12 miles in 3 hours against the wind. What is the rate of the wind speed? How would I set up the problem with 2 variables?
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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let b="bike speed(no wind)", and w="wind speed"

b+w=30/2 and b-w=12/3

subtracting one equation from the other will give an equation for w