document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=209374>Question 209374</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bicyclist and a hiker leave the same place at the same time and travel in the same direction. The bicyclist travels three times as fast as the hiker. At the end of 3 hours they are 24 miles apart. How fast does the hiker travel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Bicyclist DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = 3x mph ; time = 3 hrs ; distance = rt = 9x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Walker DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate = x mph ; time = 3 hrs ; distance = rt = 3x miles<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x -3x = 24 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4 mph (hiker rate)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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