Question

Two bicyclist started racing towards each other when they were 98 miles apart. Three hours later they did not yet meet and the distance between them was 2 miles. How fast each of them biked if the speed of one of them was 3 mph slower than the others?

Answer 1

The first biker went 14.5 mph and the second went 17.5

Explanation:

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Answer 2

One drives 14.5mph

The other 17.5mph

Explanation:

98-2=96 the 2 Miles that still are left

96/3=32 total distance divided by total time

32/2=16 distance per h divided by people

16-1.5=14.5

16+1.5=17.5

Check:

14.5*3+17.5*3=96