document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916638>Question 916638</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A biker's speed is 1.5 time faster than a walker's speed. They start moving simultaneously in the same direction from the same point, and after 1.5 hours, the distance between them is 12.5 miles. What are their speeds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=walker's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x=biker's speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x-x=.5x=speed by which distance is formed between biker and walker.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "speed=distance/travel time<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x=12.5/1.5=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 2/3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "walker's speed=16 2/3 mph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "biker's speed=25 mph </SPAN>\n" );
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