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Question 498449: alice and frank went biking on a windy day. if they were able to travel 30 miles in 2 hours with the wind and only 12 miles in 2 hours against the wind, what was the rate of speed of the wind
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Wind speed is not linearly or simply related to bicycle speed.
Anyone who has ridden a bicycle knows that.