document.write( "Question 558577: Hello:
\n" ); document.write( "please help me solved these word problems that i had to do for a math class. I have at least five to solve. In all I have completed 10 of the 18 problems given, anyway this is one of them: Two hikers Alan and Ben are 22.8 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 6 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if Ben walks 0.8 faster than Alan What is Alan and Ben rate of speed. \n" ); document.write( "
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Two hikers Alan and Ben are 22.8 miles apart and walking toward each other.
\n" ); document.write( " They meet in 6 hours.
\n" ); document.write( " Find the rate of each hiker if Ben walks 0.8 faster than Alan What is Alan and Ben rate of speed.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let s = Alan's walking speed
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\n" ); document.write( "(s+.8) = Ben's walking speed
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\n" ); document.write( "Since they are walking towards each other, their relative speed:
\n" ); document.write( "s + (s+.8) = (2s+.8) mph
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\n" ); document.write( "Write time equation: time = dist/speed
\n" ); document.write( "\"22.8%2F%28%282s%2B.8%29%29\" = 6
\n" ); document.write( "22.8 = 6(2s+.8)
\n" ); document.write( "22.8 = 12s + 4.8
\n" ); document.write( "22.8 - 4.8 = 12s
\n" ); document.write( "18 = 12s
\n" ); document.write( " s = \"18%2F12\"
\n" ); document.write( " s = 1.5 mph is Alan's speed
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "1.5 + .8 = 2.3 mph is Ben's speed
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\n" ); document.write( "We can confirm this by finding the sum of the distance of each walker
\n" ); document.write( "6*1.5 = 9.0
\n" ); document.write( "6*2.3 = 13.8
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\n" ); document.write( "totals: 22.8 \n" ); document.write( "
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