SOLUTION: Jill is 16 kilometers away from Joe. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill walks at 1.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 4 hours. How fast is Joe walking?

Question 1095791: Jill is 16 kilometers away from Joe. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Jill walks at 1.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 4 hours. How fast is Joe walking?
Found 2 solutions by Shin123, josgarithmetic:
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.5 km*4=6 km 16-6=10 10/4=2.5 km/hr.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
r, Joe's rate

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