document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163106>Question 163106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two people start from the same point and walk in opposite directions. one person is walking 2/3 mph faster than the other. in 45 minutes they are 5 miles apart. how fast is each person walking? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5=[x+(x+2/3)].75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=[2x+2/3].75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=1.5x+.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x=5-.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x=4.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 mph for the slower walker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+2/3=11/3 mph for the faster walker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=[3+11/3).75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=[(9+11)/3]/75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=20/3*.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=15/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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