document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=835094>Question 835094</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two friends live 0.7 miles apart on the same road.  If they walk toward each other at rates that differ by 1/2 mph and meet up 12 minutes later, how fast is each person walking? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #503359 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=503359\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One walks r mph, and the other walks r+0.5 mph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 minutes = 1/6 hour.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate that they approach is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=r%2Br%2B0.5=2r%2B0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"r%2Br%2B0.5=2r%2B0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282r%2B0.5%29%281%2F6%29=0.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282r%2B0.5%29%281%2F6%29=0.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > according to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=R%2AT=D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"R%2AT=D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r%2B0.5=0.7%2A6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r%2B0.5=0.7%2A6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r=0.7%2A6-0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r=0.7%2A6-0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r=4.2-0.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r=4.2-0.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2r=3.8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2r=3.8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28r=1.9%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28r=1.9%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The faster walker goes at <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282.4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282.4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > mph </SPAN>\n" );
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