SOLUTION: The ratio of Aldo's cycling speed to Jose cycling speed is 6:5. Jose leaves school at 3pm and Aldo leaves at 3:10pm. By 3:30pm Aldo is only 2 km behind Jose. How fast is each cycl

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Question 350308: The ratio of Aldo's cycling speed to Jose cycling speed is 6:5. Jose leaves school at 3pm and Aldo leaves at 3:10pm. By 3:30pm Aldo is only 2 km behind Jose. How fast is each cycling?
rate=distance/time so Aldo is traveling at 6x and Jose is traveling at 5x
6x(1/3)-2=5x(1/2)
I'm not sure if I am on the right track.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
pretty good

since Aldo is 2km BEHIND Jose , you need to ADD (not subtract) the 2 to make the distances equal