Sophia spent the first 120 kilometers of her road trip in traffic. When the traffic cleared, she was able to drive twice as fast for the remaining 300 kilometers. If the total trip took 9hours, then how fast was she moving in the traffic? -Two cyclists went out with their bicycles one morning. The first cyclist covers 9 miles at the same time it takes the second to coevr 7 miles at  a speed of 2 mph slower than the first cyclist. How fast is each cyclist

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-Sophia spent the first 120 kilometers of her road trip in traffic. When the traffic cleared, she was able to drive twice as fast for the remaining 300 kilometers. If the total trip took 9hours, then how fast was she moving in the traffic?

-Two cyclists went out with their bicycles one morning. The first cyclist covers 9 miles at the same time it takes the second to coevr 7 miles at  a speed of 2 mph slower than the first cyclist. How fast is each cyclist

 

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