Question 1142218
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Amanda bikes 22 miles in 3 hours. Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, in  twice the amount of time. 
What was {{{highlight(cross(Bryons))}}} <U>Byron's</U> average speed in miles per hour? 
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According to the condition, Byron bikes three times farther than Amanda, which means he bikes 22 + 3*22 = 88 miles.


According to the condition, Byron bikes  3 hours * 2 = 6 hours.


The Byron's average speed is  {{{Distance/Time}}} = {{{88/6}}} = {{{14}}}{{{2/3}}} miles per hour.    <U>ANSWER</U>




I understand that you expected to get another answer:  {{{(3*22)/(2*3)}}} = {{{66/6}}} = 11 mph.


But this expectation is not correct, because in English "three times farther than" means "4 times as far as".



Obviously, you are a novice in this wording usage, but <U>it is the English language feature</U>, which is 

<U>DISTINCT from the pattern of many other languages</U>.
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Ignore the answer and the solution by @josgarithmetic, &nbsp;since they both are &nbsp;&nbsp;<U>T O T A L L Y &nbsp;&nbsp;W R O N G</U>.


It is the feature of this  <U>pseudo-tutor</U>: &nbsp;half of his &nbsp;"solutions"&nbsp; are wrong.



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After my notice, @josgarithmetic fixed his post.