SOLUTION: khang and hector live 25.2 miles apart in missouri. they decide to bicycle towards each other and meet somewhere in between. hector's rate of speed is 40% of khan's. they start out

Question 1078171: khang and hector live 25.2 miles apart in missouri. they decide to bicycle towards each other and meet somewhere in between. hector's rate of speed is 40% of khan's. they start out at the same time and meet 3 hours later. find hector's rate of speed.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, Hector's speed

Solve for r.

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