SOLUTION: A bicyclist traveling 20 mph and a vehicle travling 35 mph cover the same distance. The bicyclist travels 12 hours longer than the vehicle. How many hours does each travel? (alg

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Question 344170: A bicyclist traveling 20 mph and a vehicle travling 35 mph cover the same distance. The bicyclist travels 12 hours longer than the vehicle. How many hours does each travel? (algebraically - set up and solve)
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A bicyclist traveling 20 mph and a vehicle traveling 35 mph cover the same distance.
The bicyclist travels 12 hours longer than the vehicle.
How many hours does each travel?
:
Let t = travel time of the vehicle
then
(t+12) = travel time of the bike
:
Write a distance equation, dist = speed * time
:
Car dist = bike dist
35t = 20(t+12)
Solve for t and you got it