Two people are 80 miles apart and both travel on bicyles Bot

Two people are 80 miles apart and both travel on bicyles. Bothe of them bicyle toward each other for 4 hours. The second bicyclist traveles 1.5 times faster than the first bicyclist. How fast did each bicyclist travel?

Solution

We have two people that I will call person A and person B.
Because they are riding toward each other, times equal total distance given.
Person A:
time on bike = 4 hours
speed = x
distance = 80 miles
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Person B:
time on bike = 4 hours
speed = (1.5 + x)
distance = 80 miles
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4x + 4(1.5 + x) = 80 miles
Can you solve for x now?
When you find the answer for x, you will know the speed of Person A.
To find the speed of Person B, replace x in the expression (1.5 + x) with the value you find for x.