SOLUTION: Two hikers are 11 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker is one hiker walks 1.1 mph faster than the other. I thought i knew

Question 116130: Two hikers are 11 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker is one hiker walks 1.1 mph faster than the other. I thought i knew how to do this, using the D=r*t formula...but I was getting the wrong answer, so I must have something wrong. Thanks!
Found 2 solutions by scott8148, jojo6776:
Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="rate of one hiker", so x+1.1="rate of other hiker"

combined, they cover 11 mi in 2 hr; so r*t+r*t=d

2(x)+2(x+1.1)=11 ___ 4x+2.2=11
Answer by jojo6776(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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