Solutions
Solution: Finding distances first
Since the bike ride took 3 hours, Taylor must have ridden 37.5 miles. Therefore Anya must have ridden 63 - 37.5 - 25.5 miles. If we divide the distance Anya rode by the amount of time it took her to ride, we will get her speed (assuming she rode at a constant speed).
25.5 miles ÷3 hours =8.5 miles per hour.
So if Anya rode at a constant speed, she was traveling 8.5 miles per hour.
Solution: Subtracting Taylor's speed from total speed
The distance between the two friends is decreasing by
63 miles ÷3 hours =21 miles per hour.
Since Taylor rides at 12.5 miles per hour, Anya's speed must be 21 - 12.5 = 8.5 miles per hour.
Solutions
Solution: Finding distances first
Since the bike ride took 3 hours, Taylor must have ridden 37.5 miles. Therefore Anya must have ridden 63 - 37.5 - 25.5 miles. If we divide the distance Anya rode by the amount of time it took her to ride, we will get her speed (assuming she rode at a constant speed).
25.5 miles ÷3 hours =8.5 miles per hour.
So if Anya rode at a constant speed, she was traveling 8.5 miles per hour.
Solution: Subtracting Taylor's speed from total speed
The distance between the two friends is decreasing by
63 miles ÷3 hours =21 miles per hour.
Since Taylor rides at 12.5 miles per hour, Anya's speed must be 21 - 12.5 = 8.5 miles per hour.
Assuming Anya rode at a constant speed, she was traveling 8.5 miles per hour.
