SOLUTION: A man drives a car 24 mph faster than he rides his bicycle. It takes him the same amount of time to drive 144 miles as it takes him to ride his bike 48 miles. what is the rate of s
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Question 324765: A man drives a car 24 mph faster than he rides his bicycle. It takes him the same amount of time to drive 144 miles as it takes him to ride his bike 48 miles. what is the rate of speed for each? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A man drives a car 24 mph faster than he rides his bicycle.
It takes him the same amount of time to drive 144 miles as it takes him to ride his bike 48 miles.
what is the rate of speed for each?
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The clue here is "the same amt of time", so write a time equation
time = dist/speed
:
let s = speed of the bike
then
(s+24) = speed of the car
: =
Solve for x by cross multiplying
