document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090419>Question 1090419</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman can hike 1 mph faster down a trail to Fire Lake than she can on the return trip uphill. It takes her 3 hours to get to the lake and 6 hours to return. What is her speed hiking down to the lake?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #704860 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=704860\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> speed of hiking on flat ground is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+1)* time=(x+1)*3=3(x+1)=3x+3 mi distance to lake<BR>\n" );
document.write( "return (x-1)*6=6x-6 mi<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but these distances are equal<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x-6=3x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 mph speed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 mph to lake downhill*3 hours is 12 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 mph back from lake uphill*6 hours is 12 miles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 mph is the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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