document.write( "Question 629122: Walking up a 4 - mile trail, a hiker travels 1 mph slower than walking down the same trail. If a total of 5 hours is spent walking up and down the trail. What is the hiking speed in each direction?\r
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document.write( "Walking up a 4-mile trail, a hiker travels 1 mph slower than walking down the same trail at speed 
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document.write( "Note:  D = rt  OR t = D/r
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document.write( "Question states*** total of 5 hours is spent walking up and down the trail
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document.write( "     |Multiplying thru by x(x-1) so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "      4x + 4(x-1) = 5x(x-1)
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document.write( "      4x + 4x - 4 = 5x^2 - 5x 
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document.write( "                     5x^2 - 13x + 4 = 0
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