SOLUTION: Two hikers start walking in opposite directions from a camp at the same time. The average rate of the northbound hiker is 3 mi/h faster than the rate of the southbound hiker. If th

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: Two hikers start walking in opposite directions from a camp at the same time. The average rate of the northbound hiker is 3 mi/h faster than the rate of the southbound hiker. If they are 22 moles apart after 2 hours, what is the rate of each hiker? This question is from textbook

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(X+3)2+2X=22
2X+6+2X=22
4X=22-6
4X=16
X=16/4
X=4 MPH FOR THE SLOWER HIKER.
4+3=7 MPH FOR THE FASTER HIKER.
PROOF
7*2+2*4=22
14+8=22
22=22