Distance Question

Question

Two cyclists, 76 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 3 miles per hour faster than the other, and they meet after 4 hours of riding.

a. Write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be solved to answer this problem. Use the variable r to represent the speed of the slower cyclist.

b. What are the speeds of the two cyclists?

Answer 1

76 miles apart

meet in 4 hours

one is 3 mph faster

d = 4(s +3+s)

8s= 76-12= 64

s=8 mph = slower cyclist

f=3+8 = 11 mph = faster's speed