SOLUTION: A cyclist had been traveling 24 km/h for 8 hours when he was overtaken by a motorist who left the same starting point 5 hours after the cyclist. What was the motorist's speed?
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Question 165707: A cyclist had been traveling 24 km/h for 8 hours when he was overtaken by a motorist who left the same starting point 5 hours after the cyclist. What was the motorist's speed? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The cyclist traveled km
When the motorist overtook him, the motorist
had traveled the same distance
If the motorist left 5 hours after the
cyclist, the motorist only traveled
for hrs km/hr
The motorist's speed was 64 km/hr
