document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461177>Question 461177</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rwo hikers walking in opposite directions start from camp at the same time. The average rate of the westbound hiker is 2 km/hr more than the rate of the eastbound hiker. If they are 15 km apart after 1,5 hr, what is the rate of each hiker. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=rate of eastbound hiker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=rate of westbound hiker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distance=rate*travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x+1.5(x+2)=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x+1.5x+3=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of eastbound hiker=4 km/hr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate of westbound hiker=6 km/hr </SPAN>\n" );
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