SOLUTION: when a cyclist travels with the wind, he can travel 16 miles in 2 hours. when the cyclist travels in the opposite direction, against the wind, he takes 4 hours to travel the same d

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Question 606074: when a cyclist travels with the wind, he can travel 16 miles in 2 hours. when the cyclist travels in the opposite direction, against the wind, he takes 4 hours to travel the same distance. find the equations and answers for the rate of the cyclist and the rate of the wind
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when a cyclist travels with the wind, he can travel 16 miles in 2 hours. when the cyclist travels in the opposite direction, against the wind, he takes 4 hours to travel the same distance. find the equations and answers for the rate of the cyclist and the rate of the wind
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There's no simple relationship between wind speed and bike speed.
Silly problem.