nus: 12. David competed in a 65-km dirt bike race. For the second half of the race he rode his bIke al average speed 16 km/h slower than in the first half. Let x represent David's speed in the first half. Determine a simplified expression in terms of x for the total time he took to complete the race. [3] а) If David rode his bike at an average speed of 35 km/h in the second half, how long did it take him to finish the race? [2] b)

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12. David competed in a 65-km dirt bike race. For the second half of the race he rode his BIRE
average speed 16 km/h slower than in the first half.
Let x represent David's speed in the first half. Determine a simplified expression in terms
of x for the total time he took to complete the race.[3]
а)
If David rode his bike at an average speed of 35 km/h in the second half, how long did it
take him to finish the race? [2]
b)
Transcribed Image Text:aus: 12. David competed in a 65-km dirt bike race. For the second half of the race he rode his BIRE average speed 16 km/h slower than in the first half. Let x represent David's speed in the first half. Determine a simplified expression in terms of x for the total time he took to complete the race.[3] а) If David rode his bike at an average speed of 35 km/h in the second half, how long did it take him to finish the race? [2] b)
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