SOLUTION: Alice and Corinne stand back-to-back. They each take 10 steps in opposite directions away from each other and stop. Alice then turns around, walks toward Corinne, and reaches her i

Question 337689: Alice and Corinne stand back-to-back. They each take 10 steps in opposite directions away from each other and stop. Alice then turns around, walks toward Corinne, and reaches her in 17 steps. The length of one of Alice's steps is how many times the length of one of Corinne's steps? (All of Alice's and Corinne's steps are the same length.)

Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Alice step distance = x
Corinne step distance = y

10x + 10y = 17x
10y = 7x

x = 10y/7
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