SOLUTION: Bert is 16.5 kilometers away from Brenda. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Bert walks at 2.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brenda

Question 261859: Bert is 16.5 kilometers away from Brenda. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Bert walks at 2.5 kilometers per hour. They meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brenda walking?
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Bert is 16.5 kilometers away from Brenda.
Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time.
Bert walks at 2.5 kilometers per hour.
They meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brenda walking?
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let b = Brenda's walking speed
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Write a distance equation: dist = speed * time
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Br's dist + Be's dist = 16.5 km
3b + 3(2.5) = 16.5
3b + 7.5 = 16.5
3b = 16.5 - 7.5
3b = 9
b = 3 km/hr is Brenda's speed
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check:
3(3) + 3(2.5 ) = 16.5
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