RSM Question NEED HELP!!! A cyclist rides into the country at an average speed of 10 miles per hour. When his bicycle gets a fla

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RSM Question NEED HELP!!! A cyclist rides into the country at an average speed of 10 miles per hour. When his bicycle gets a fla

t tire, he walks it back at an average speed of 3 miles per hour. If he returns home 6 and a half hours after he starts, how far into the country does he go?

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PSYCHO15rus [73] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-13T22:16:56+03:00

PSYCHO15rus [73]2 years ago

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Let x = distance traveled (not round trip)

x/10 + x/3 = 6.5

13/30x = 6.5

x = 15 miles

answer: 15 miles