Oscars bike speed ---- x
Carlos' car speed ----- 33x
Oscars time = 7272/x
Carlos' time = 7272/(33x)
7272/x - 7272/(33x) = 44
multiply each term by 33x
239976 - 7272 = 1452x
232704 = 1452x
x = 232704/1452 = 160.26 mph
Silly question and ridiculous answer, but it fits your data
PROOF:
Oscar's bike speed = 160.26
Carlos car speed = 5288.72 mph
Time for Carlos to go 7272 miles = 7272/5288.72 = 1.375 hrs
time for Oscar on bike = 7272/160.26 = 45.376
so it takes him 44 hours longer.
Carlos can drive 33 times as fast as Oscar can ride his bicycle. If it takes Oscar 44 hours longer than Carlos to travel 7272 miles, how fast can Oscar ride his bicycle?
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