document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1052460>Question 1052460</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two hikers are 11 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one hiker walks 1.3 mph faster than the other. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #667805 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><B>rajagopalan(174)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rajagopalan><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rajagopalan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=667805\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the Speed of the slow hiker =x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Speed of fast hiker =x+1.3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance covered by them in 1 hr=2x+1.3 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance covered by them in 2 hrs=2(2x+1.3)=4x+2.6 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have 4x+2.6=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 4x=11-2.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "gives 4x=8.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "resulting in x=8.4/4=2.1 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed of slow hiker = 2.1 km ph<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Speed of fast hiker=3.4 km ph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance covered by slow hiker in 2 hrs =4.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Distance covered by fast  hiker in 2 hrs =6.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Summing upto.......................................=11.0 km<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence OK. </SPAN>\n" );
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