SOLUTION: 2 towns are 1050 miles apart. a group of hikers start from each town and walk the trail towards each other. they meet after a total hiking time of 200 hours. if one group travels 0
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Question 1072723: 2 towns are 1050 miles apart. a group of hikers start from each town and walk the trail towards each other. they meet after a total hiking time of 200 hours. if one group travels 0.5 times faster then the other group, find the rate of each group.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let n be the speed of the first group. Then the speed of the second group would be n+.5. So:
1050/(n+n+.5)=200
400n+100=1050
400n=950
n=2.375
n+.5=2.875
The first group travels at 2.375 mph; the second group travels at 2.875 mph. ☺☺☺☺
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