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As a logistics analyst for a regional courier service, you are modeling the travel times of a local bicycle courier and a delivery van over a 75-mile route. The van travels 10 miles per hour faster than the courier (rr), and completes the journey in 2 hours less time. To find the speeds, you set up the following rational equation:

75rβˆ’2=75r+10\frac{75}{r} - 2 = \frac{75}{r + 10}

To solve this equation for rr, your first step is to multiply both sides by the least common denominator (LCD) to clear the

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