SOLUTION: 58. Meeting cyclists. Tanya and Lebron start at the same time from opposite ends of a bicycle trail that is 81 miles long. Tanya averages 12 mph and Lebron averages 15 mph. How

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Question 363644: 58. Meeting cyclists. Tanya and Lebron start at the same time
from opposite ends of a bicycle trail that is 81 miles long.
Tanya averages 12 mph and Lebron averages 15 mph. How
long does it take for them to meet?

Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d=rt
81=(12+15)t
81=27t
t=81/27
t=3 hpurs after they start they will meet.
Proof:
81=(12+15)*3
81=27*3
81=81