document.write( "Question 416639: Two runners, Bert and Ernie, leave home at the same time and jog in different directions. Bert travels east at a uniform rate that is 2mph faster than Ernie, who is traveling west. After two hours, they are 28 miles apart. Find Bert and Ernie's rate. \n" ); document.write( "
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Two runners, Bert and Ernie, leave home at the same time and jog in different directions.
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\n" ); document.write( "Bert travels east at a uniform rate that is 2mph faster than Ernie, who is traveling west.
\n" ); document.write( "After two hours, they are 28 miles apart. Find Bert and Ernie's rate.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let Ernie's rate be \"x\" mph
\n" ); document.write( "Then Bert's rate is \"x+2\" mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Their combined separation rate is 2x+2 mph
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\n" ); document.write( "distance = time*rate
\n" ); document.write( "28 = 2*(2x+2)
\n" ); document.write( "14 = 2x+2
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 12
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6 mph (Ernie's rate)
\n" ); document.write( "x+2 = 8 mph (Bert's rate)
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