SOLUTION: Two towns are 1300 miles apart. A group of hikers start from each town and walk the trail toward each other. They meet after a total hiking time of 200 hours. If one group travels

Question 1158412: Two towns are 1300 miles apart. A group of hikers start from each town and walk the trail toward each other. They meet after a total hiking time of 200 hours. If one group travels 1 1/2 mile per hour faster than the other group, find the rate of each group.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Add their rates of travel
Let = the speed of the slower group in mi/hr
= the speed of the faster group in mi/hr
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and

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Their speeds are 2.6 mi/hr and 3.9 mi/hr
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check:

OK
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