document.write( "Question 956012: Mida can bike 6 kph faster than Dory. At noon, each girl leaves their house, traveling towards the other. If the distance between their houses is 20 km and they meet in one-half hour, what is each girl’s rate? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #584027 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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You can think of this as one girl standing still
\n" ); document.write( "and the other one traveling at the sum
\n" ); document.write( "of their speeds
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = Dory's speed in km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+=+%28+s+%2B+s+%2B+6+%29%2A.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+=+s+%2B+3+%7D%7D%7B%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+s+=+17+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+%2B+6+=+23+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Dory's speed is 17 km/hr
\n" ); document.write( "Mida's speed is 23 km/hr
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+17%2A.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+=+8.5+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+23%2A.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B2%5D+=+11.5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+8.5+%2B+11.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%5B1%5D+%2B+d%5B2%5D+=+20+\" km
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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