A cyclist rode the first 56 mile portion of his workout at constant speed. For the 40 mile cooldown portion he reduced speed by 4 mph, Each portion took the same, find speed during firsta portion AND second. How to set this up?

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A cyclist rode the first 56 mile portion of his workout at constant speed.  For the 40 mile cooldown portion he reduced speed by 4 mph,  Each portion took the same, find speed during firsta portion AND second.  How to set this up?

bahrom7893 · Answer

what are we supposed to set this up for?

anonymous · Answer

Like a rational expression, and solve pretty much :)