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The members of a bicycle club rode a 20-mile round
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The members of a bicycle club rode a 20-mile round
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Question 305501: Thank you in advance for your help. I have attacked this problem many different ways and still come up short. The problem is:
The members of a bicycle club rode a 20-mile round trip route. On the way back, they had a tailwind and averaged 3 mph faster than on the first 10 miles of the trip. If the entire trip took them 1 1/2 hours, what was their average speed on the first half of the ride? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The members of a bicycle club rode a 20-mile round trip route. On the way back, they had a tailwind and averaged 3 mph faster than on the first 10 miles of the trip. If the entire trip took them 1 1/2 hours, what was their average speed on the first half of the ride?
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d = distance one way = 10 miles
r = rate going without tailwind
d/r + d/(r+3) = 1.5
10/r + 10/(r+3) = 1.5
10(r+3) + 10r = 1.5r(r+3)
