SOLUTION: in six hours A Walks 10 kilometers more than B does in 5 hours; and in 8 hours B walks seven kilometers more than A does in 5 hours. what are the speed of each person?

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Question 187193: in six hours A Walks 10 kilometers more than B does in 5 hours; and in 8 hours B walks seven kilometers more than A does in 5 hours. what are the speed of each person?
Answer by vleith(2983)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


mult by 5


mult by 6

Use elimination

add
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Now solve for a




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