document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499527>Question 499527</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two people departed simultaneously in opposite directions. Later that day they were 18 km apart. If the faster hiker traveled 3 km more than the slower person, how far did the slower person travel? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337772 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><B>oberobic(2304)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=oberobic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337772\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> distance they are apart = 18 km<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = distance walked by the slower hiker<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3 = distance walked by the faster hiker<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+3) = 18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x +3 = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3 = 10 1/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The slower hiker traveled 7 1/2 km, and the faster hiker traveled 10 1/2 km.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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