document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=398757>Question 398757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a hiker hikes up a mountain 1 mi/h slower than she hikes down the mountain. if it takes her 1.5 hours to hike up the mountain and only 1 hour to hike down it, how fast does she move in each direction? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "hike down speed = x mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hike up speed = x-1 mph<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "distance is same up & down<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= rt<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-1)*1.5 = 1*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x-1.5 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x-x=1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x=1.5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=3 mph rate hiking down<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hiking up rate = x-1 = 3-1 = 2 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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