# Two cyclists, 112 miles apart, start riding toward each other at the same time. One cycles 3 times as fast as the other, and they meet after 4 hours of riding.a. Write an equation using the information as it is given above that can be solved to answer this problem. Use the variable r to represent the speed of the slower cyclist.b. What are the speeds of the two cyclists? Put both values in the answerbox, separated with a comma, and select the appropriate units.

Speed of a= 21 miles/hr

r = Speed of b= 7 miles/hr

Speed of a = 3r

Step-by-step explanation:

The cyclist are 112 miles apart

Time traveled by two = 4 hours

Speed of a = 3 * speed of b

If a cylcles 3 times More than b, then a will cover 3*distance of b

But speed = distance/time

Time = 4hours

Total distance=112

a = 3b

3b + b = 112

4b = 112

b = 112/4

b = 28 miles

a = 3b

a = 3*28

a = 84 Miles

They bought traveled 4 hours

Speed of a = 84miles/4 hours

Speed of a= 21 miles/hr

Speed of b = 28miles/4 hours

Speed of b = 7 miles/hr

The slower cyclist is traveling at a speed of 7 mph, while the faster cyclist is traveling at 21 mph.

### Explanation:

We first need to recognize that the sum of the distances travelled by each cyclist is equal to the total 112 miles. We can let r represent the speed of the slower cyclist, and since the faster cyclist is traveling 3 times the speed of the slower, we can call his speed 3r.

As they each traveled for 4 hours, the slower cyclist traveled a distance of 4r miles, and the faster cyclist traveled a distance of 4 × 3r = 12r miles. Their combined distances should equal the total distance between them, 112 miles. This forms the equation 4r + 12r = 112.

To solve for r, we combine the like terms on the left side of the equation to get 16r = 112. Dividing both sides by 16, we find r = 7 miles per hour. Therefore, the slower cyclist is traveling at 7 mph, and the faster cyclist is traveling 3 times that speed, giving us 21 mph.

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