SOLUTION: Two friends live 0.7 miles apart on the same road. If they walk toward each other at rates that differ by 1/2 mph and meet up 12 minutes later, how fast is each person walking?

Question 835094: Two friends live 0.7 miles apart on the same road. If they walk toward each other at rates that differ by 1/2 mph and meet up 12 minutes later, how fast is each person walking?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39621) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One walks r mph, and the other walks r+0.5 mph.
12 minutes = 1/6 hour.

Rate that they approach is mph.

according to ;

mph
The faster walker goes at mph
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