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Two cyclists are 200 miles apart when they start toward each other. If their speeds are 12 mph and 6 mph, how much time will pass before they are twenty miles apart?

Answer: __?___ hours

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Answer:

10 hours

Explanation:

one is traveling at 12 in the direction of the one traveling 6

6+12=18mph

18x10=180 miles

200-180=20 miles apart

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