Two men living 39 km apart, leave their homes at the same time on bicycles and travel toward  each other. If one man averages 2km/hr more than the other, and they meet in 1hr 30mins, what is  each man’s average rate of cycling?

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3. Two men living 39 km apart, leave their homes at the same time on bicycles and travel toward 
each other. If one man averages 2km/hr more than the other, and they meet in 1hr 30mins, what is 
each man’s average rate of cycling?

4. A man invested PhP 250,000.00 in two business ventures. Last year he made a profit of 15% from 
the first venture but lost 5% from the second venture. If last year’s income from the two investments 
was equivalent to a return of 8% on the entire amount invested, how much did he invest in each 
venture?

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