SOLUTION: Bert is 19.5 kilometers away from Brenda. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Bert walks at 4.5 kilometers per hour. They will meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brend

Question 319183: Bert is 19.5 kilometers away from Brenda. Both begin to walk toward each other at the same time. Bert walks at 4.5 kilometers per hour. They will meet in 3 hours. How fast is Brenda walking?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can add their speeds to get a
speed which is how fast they are
approaching eachother
Let Brenda's speed =
Combined speed =

Brenda's speed is 2 km/hr

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