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Question 348069: Please can you help me solve jodie bicycles 7km/h faster than dennis in the same time it takes dennis to bicycle 60km, jodie can bicycyle 81km, how fast does each bicyclist travel? Thank you
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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dennis's speed be x kph
Jodie's speed = x+7 kph
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Dennis 60 km
Jodie = 81 km
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The times are same
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+time+=+distance+%2F+speed+
60%2Fx+=+81%2F%28x%2B7%29
60(x+7)=81x
60x+420=81x
81x-60x=420
21x=420
/21
x=420/21
x=20 kph speed of Dennis
x+7 = 20+7 = 27 = Jodie's speed